The Olympics in Mexico


1970

Brief Synopsis

This documentary covers the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.

Film Details

Also Known As
Olimpiada en Mexico
MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Foreign
Sports
Release Date
Jan 1970
Premiere Information
Washington, D. C., opening: 29 Jul 1970
Production Company
Film Unit of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Distribution Company
Columbia Pictures
Country
Mexico

Synopsis

A record of the 19th summer Olympic Games held in Mexico City in 1968. Coverage includes track and field, swimming and diving, water polo, boxing, soccer, and equestrian events.

Crew

Jimmy Allen

Director of Photography

Federico Amérigo

Producer

Everardo De Anda

Director of Photography

Sánchez Ariza

Assistant to the Director

John Barnard

Director of Photography

Mike Boultbee

Director of Photography

Guillermo Bravo

Director of Photography

Ricky Briggs

Director of Photography

Claude Caillet

Director of Photography

Ricardo Carretero

Director of Photography

Rafael Castañedo

Assistant Director

Felipe Cazals

Assistant Director

Rafael Ceballos

Film Editor

Gordon Clark

Director of Photography

Tony Coggans

Director of Photography

Ron Collins

Director of Photography

Agustín Coma

Director of Photography

Rafael Corkidi

Assistant Director

Rafael Corkidi

Director of Photography

Alfredo Coss

Director of Photography

Mike Davis

Director of Photography

Roger Eastell

Director of Photography

Jean Elissalde

Director of Photography

Jean-jacques Flori

Director of Photography

Andrew Fraser

Director of Photography

Ruben García

Director of Photography

Ken Goddard

Director of Photography

Manuel González

Director of Photography

Raúl González

Director of Photography

Jesús González Gancy

Sound

Terry Gould

Director of Photography

Martin Gray

Director of Photography

Alexis Grivas

Director of Photography

Joaquín Gutiérrez Heras

Music

Harvey Harrison

Director of Photography

Harry Hart

Director of Photography

Alan Hewison

Director of Photography

Bob Hunter

Director of Photography

Genaro Hurtado

Director of Photography

Alberto Isaac

Screenwriter

Nic Knowland

Director of Photography

Giovanni Korporaal

Assistant Director

Toni Kuhn

Director of Photography

Walter Lassally

Director of Photography

Paul Leduc

Assistant Director

Jean-pierre Lemoine

Director of Photography

Nick Lera

Director of Photography

Jack Lesage

Director of Photography

Lawrence H. Lipskin

English Adapted

Max Liszt

Director of Photography

Marcelo López

Director of Photography

Dick Lorimore

Director of Photography

Agustín Luna

Director of Photography

Fernando Macotela

Text

Ernesto Martínez

Director of Photography

Ian Mcfarlane

Director of Photography

Luis Medina

Director of Photography

Jorge Mejia

Director of Photography

Bill Miller

Director of Photography

Benjamin Montano

Technical Director Photographer

Jesús Moreno

Director of Photography

Ramón Muñoz

Director of Photography

Mario Noviello

Director of Photography

José María Ochoa

Assistant Director

Ron Osborn

Director of Photography

Juan Manuel Palomino

Director of Photography

Terry Permane

Director of Photography

Maurice Picot

Director of Photography

Benito Pliego

Director of Photography

Julio Pliego

Assistant Director

Reynoldo P. Portillo

Film Editor

Brian Probyn

Director of Photography

Eduardo Ramos

Director of Photography

Walter Reuter

Director of Photography

Antonio Reynoso

Director of Photography

Eufemio Rivera

Film Editor

Guillermo Romero

Director of Photography

Roberto Salas

Director of Photography

Antonio De Salazar

Production Manager

Galdino Samperio

Sound

David Samuelson

Director of Photography

Michael Samuelson

Director of Photography

Michael Samuelson

Photography consultant

Alfonso Sánchez

Director of Photography

Léon Sánchez

Director of Photography

Robert Sánchez Uribe

Director of Photography

Carlos Savage

Film Editor

Paddy Seale

Director of Photography

Alex Sheridan

Director of Photography

Andres Torres

Director of Photography

Alfredo Uribe

Director of Photography

Eduardo Valdéz

Director of Photography

Alberto Valenzuela

Film Editor

Eric Van Haren Noman

Director of Photography

Bertrand Van Munster

Director of Photography

Encarnacion Vega

Director of Photography

Ronnie Whitehouse

Director of Photography

Douglas Williams

Director of Photography

Louis Wolfers

Director of Photography

Arthur Wooster

Director of Photography

Film Details

Also Known As
Olimpiada en Mexico
MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Foreign
Sports
Release Date
Jan 1970
Premiere Information
Washington, D. C., opening: 29 Jul 1970
Production Company
Film Unit of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Distribution Company
Columbia Pictures
Country
Mexico

Quotes

Trivia

Notes

Mexican title: Olimpiada en Mexico.