The Grand Olympics
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Romolo Marcellini
Aldo Alessandri
Fede Arnaud
Francesco Attenni
Libio Bartoli
Iolanda Benvenuti
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A record of highlights of each day's competitions during the 17th Olympics in Rome in 1960, in which the Soviet Union's athletes won more medals than any other national group. In addition to the athletic events, including track and field contests, gymnastics, cycling, wrestling, boxing, horsemanship, weightlifting, swimming, etc., the film shows the lighting of the torch carried on foot from Mount Olympus to Rome; the parades of the athletes into the arena; Pope John's greeting to the contestants; and glimpses of Queen Frederika of Greece and her son, King Constantine II. Among the prominent athletes appearing in the film are Wilma Rudolph, Rafer Johnson, Chris von Saltza, and Abebe Bikila.
Director
Romolo Marcellini
Crew
Aldo Alessandri
Fede Arnaud
Francesco Attenni
Libio Bartoli
Iolanda Benvenuti
Chiecci
Cesare Colò
Craveri
D'amico
Mario Damicelli
De Felice
Renato Del Frate
Vittorio Della Valle
Nicolò Ferrari
Ferroni
Angelo Filippini
Rino Filippini
Rino Filippini
Mario Fioretti
Franco Galliano
Angelo Jannarelli
Luigi Kuveiller
Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Emanuel Lomiry
Angelo Lotti
Daniele G. Luisi
Daniele G. Luisi
Masino Manunza
Romolo Marcellini
Romolo Marcellini
Donato Martucci
Donato Martucci
Erico Menczer
Ugo Nudi
Emanuele Piccirilli
Marco Scarpelli
Antonio Secchi
Renato Sinistri
Corrado Sofia
Armando Trovajoli
Sergio Valentini
Sergio Valentini
Carlo Ventimiglia
Alberto Verdejo
Zanetti
Fausto Zuccoli
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Notes
Rome opening: January 1961 as La grande Olimpiade; running time: 142 min. Some U. S. reviews indicate that an English narration was included.
