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Olympic Channel Official Films (2016) is a documentary web series in English. On MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch Olympic Channel Official Films online in HD.

Olympic Channel Official Films — Storyline

Throughout the first century of cinema, the Olympic movement produced more than forty official documentaries, covering both the Summer and Winter Games. This series offers a compelling history, not just of dozens of sports, but also of changing customs and habits in over twenty countries.

Cast & Crew

Olympic Channel Official Films — Series Details

Olympic Channel Official Films — Episode Guide

Season 1

• E1: Stockholm 1912 Official Film | The Games of the V Olympiad Stockholm, 1912 (2016-07-01) — No extant feature film made in 1912 can stand comparison with the brilliant black-and-white cinematography of this documentary. We are plunged into a sweltering Swedish summer, wit
• E2: Chamonix 1924 Official Film | The Olympic Games held at Chamonix in 1924 (2011-07-01) — Photographed by Bernard Natan's team of cameramen at Rapid-Film, this is a fascinating documentary, in part because it evokes the spirit and society of the time so vividly. The ice
• E3: St Moritz 1928 Official Film | The White Stadium (2015-07-01) — Arnold Fanck was already famous for his “mountain” films, notably starring Leni Riefenstahl. He and Othmar Gurtner devote the opening sequence to a vivid description of the lake, a
• E4: Amsterdam 1928 Official Film | The Olympic Games, Amsterdam 1928 (2016-07-02) — Women could compete in track and field at the Summer Olympics for the first time in Amsterdam. Forty-six nations (including newcomers Haiti and the Philippines) participated in the
• E5: St Moritz and London 1948 Official Film | XIVth Olympiad: The Glory of Sport (2011-07-02) — For the first time at any Olympiad, more than 4,000 athletes participated in the Summer Games, the first to be held in London since 1908. After a prologue showing highlights from t
• E6: Oslo 1952 Official Film | The VI Olympic Winter Games, Oslo 1952 (2018-12-02) — Few nations embrace winter sports with such fervour as Norway, which has produced great skiers in every discipline, especially cross-country. More than half a million spectators at
• E7: Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 Official Film | White Vertigo (2014-12-02) — The first Olympic Games held in Italy marked the superb skiing achievements of Toni Sailer of Austria, who won three gold medals at just twenty years of age. Ferroni, an accomplish
• E8: Melbourne 1956 Official Film | Olympic Games 1956 (2015-07-03) — For the first time in the history of the Olympic movement, the Summer Games were held in Australia, in the country's “Queen City,” Melbourne. Peter Whitchurch's official record foc
• E9: Squaw Valley 1960 Official Film | Peoples, Hopes, Medals (2015-12-02) — The Winter Games came at last to the United States, and numerous stars attended, among them Bing Crosby, Janet Leigh, Tony Curtis, and future President, Richard Nixon. Walt Disney
• E10: Innsbruck 1964 Official Film | IX Olympic Winter Games, Innsbruck 1964 (2015-12-03) — More than one thousand athletes descended on the Austrian resort of Innsbruck in the Tirol, including a remarkable team from the Soviet Union, which topped the medal table as it ha
• E11: Tokyo 1964 Official Film | Tokyo Olympiad (2013-07-02) — Tokyo had been selected to host the Summer Games in 1940, but with war on the horizon, the host city had to withdraw. Ichikawa treated the 1964 event with an intensely humanist vis
• E12: Grenoble 1968 Official Film | Snows of Grenoble (2010-12-02) — Using subjective camerawork, Ertaud and Languepin seize the pulse of the Games, with blink-of-an-eye cutting and slow-motion when needed. The dominant figure at the Winter Games in
• E13: Sapporo 1972 Official Film | Sapporo Winter Olympics (2013-12-02) — Shinoda treats his material with a dignified grace that renders his documentary one of the most aesthetically pleasing of all Olympic films. Sapporo is in Hokkaido, the northernmos
• E14: Montreal 1976 Official Film | Games of XXI Olympiad (2014-07-04) — This is an unusual documentary in that it resists the temptation to exalt the winners. In the gymnastic competition, for example, neither Olga Korbut nor Nelli Kim look their best,
• E15: Innsbruck 1976 Official Film | White Rock (2013-12-04) — From the opening scenes, of Hollywood star James Coburn preparing to hurtle down the course in a four-man bobsled, British director Tony Maylam's film sets an altogether non-confor
• E16: Mexico 1968 Official Film | The Olympics in Mexico (2014-07-04) — The high altitude of Mexico City, allied to the political and social upheavals of the time in Mexico itself, meant that the Summer Olympics of 1968 were the most controversial of m
• E17: Munich 1972 Official Film | Visions of Eight (2013-07-04) — Producer David Wolper brought together eight filmmakers from various countries, each of whom focused on a different event or theme. They include Arthur Penn on the pile vault, Kon
• E18: Sarajevo 1984 Official Film | A Turning Point (2015-12-04) — Cultural events are held within the context of each Olympiad, and Kim Takal gives them due prominence in this intimate documentary, held in the Bosnian and Herzegovnian city of Sar
• E19: Los Angeles 1984 Official Film | 16 Days of Glory (2013-07-05) — By any yardstick, the 1984 Summer Games were a triumph of organisational skill, under the leadership of Peter Ueberroth. Some of the greatest achievements in the history of the Oly
• E20: Moscow 1980 Official Film | O Sport, You Are Peace! (2016-07-03) — Only eighty National Olympic Committees took part in the Moscow Summer Games, due to a boycott initiated by the United States in view of the Soviet military intervention in Afghani
• E21: Calgary 1988 Official Film | Calgary '88 16 Days of Glory (2013-12-03) — In the Canadian Rocky Mountains close to Calgary, the young Finn Matti Nykänen added three gold medals to his already prodigious list of honours. Bud Greenspan, having carefully re
• E22: Seoul 1988 Official Film | Seoul 1988 (2004-07-02) — This spectacular, comprehensive record of the first Summer Games to be held in South Korea offers a feast for the eyes, notably in the Opening Ceremony (the last to take place duri
• E23: Albertville 1992 Official Film | One Light, one World (2016-12-02) — During the Opening Ceremony, in the presence of French President François Mitterrand, shots of real contemporary events are intercut with dreamlike moments of a rare beauty and gra
• E24: Barcelona 1992 Official Film | Marathon (2013-07-04) — The illustrious Spanish director, Carlos Saura, created a structure for this documentary as unconventional as the buildings of Gaudí that adorn the host city of Barcelona. Coverage
• E25: Lillehammer 1994 Official Film | Lillehammer '94, 16 Days of Glory (1994-12-02) — The Torch Relay, introduced originally at the Berlin Summer Olympics of 1936, is a favoured feature of Bud Greenspan's documentary, and here he shows the Olympic flame being carrie
• E26: Atlanta 1996 Official Film | Atlanta's Olympic Glory (1997-07-02) — The final athlete to lift the Olympic flame and light the huge cauldron in Atlanta was heavyweight boxing legend, Muhammad Ali. Director Bud Greenspan again relies on detailed stud
• E27: Nagano 1998 Official Film | Nagano '98 Olympics, Stories of Honor and Glory (1998-12-01) — Entitled, “Nagano '98: Stories of Honor and Glory”, Bud Greenspan's film pays tribute to the athletes of the world competing on the slopes and in the stadia of this charming Japane
• E28: Salt Lake City 2002 Official Film | Salt Lake City 2002, Bud Greenspan's Stories of Olympic Glory (2003-12-02) — The Opening Ceremony in Salt Lake City was tinged with tragic overtones as less than six months earlier, the World Trade Center had been destroyed. Some of the portraits in this do
• E29: Athens 2004 Official Film | Bud Greenspan's Athens 2004: Stories of Olympic Glory (2005-07-02) — Many felt that economic conditions in Greece would derail the Athens Olympiad. But the dignified Opening Ceremony, full of grace and historical references, put paid to such fears.
• E30: Sydney 2000 Official Film | Sydney 2000, Stories of Olympic Glory (2001-07-02) — Entitled “Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory,” Bud Greenspan's film concentrates on a handful of key athletes – local star Cathy Freeman, who surged to victory in the 400 metres
• E31: Vancouver 2010 Official Film | Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010, Stories of Olympic Glory (2010-12-02) — Canada has always been a major force in the domain of winter sports, and some of the country's finest competitors are involved in the Vancouver Games, such as speed skater Clara Hu
• E32: Turin 2006 Official Film | Bud Greenspan's Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory (2007-12-02) — The highlight of the Opening Ceremony in Turin was the singing of “Nessun dorma” by Luciano Pavarotti, in his final public performance. Germany may have topped the medal table, but
• E33: London 2012 Official Film | First (2012-07-02) — In 2012 London became the first city to host the Summer Games on three occasions, and more than eight million tickets were sold to an enthusiastic British public. Caroline Rowland
• E34: Sochi 2014 Official Film | Rings of the World (2014-12-03) — Endowed with outstanding cinematography, and in-depth interviews with competitors, this documentary underlines the gender parity being achieved at an Olympic level. Women compete i
• E35: Beijing 2008 Official Film | The Everlasting Flame (2010-07-03) — This is unquestionably one of the most assured of all Olympic films. The sumptuous Opening Ceremony was master-minded by renowned director Zhang Yimou, and the film describes in de
• E36: Rio 2016 Official Film | Days of Truce (2017-07-02) — Breno Silveira and his four co-directors captured the zest and emotion of the Summer Olympics in this comprehensive documentary. Starting with a brilliant montage of old buildings
• E37: PyeongChang 2018 Official Film | Crossing Beyond (2018-12-03) — Clearly influenced by Bud Greenspan's humanist approach to Olympic documentaries, this film follows the fortunes of six athletes aspiring to reach the Olympics and gain a medal. Th

Frequently Asked Questions

How many seasons does Olympic Channel Official Films have? 1 season(s) with 37 episodes.

Where can I watch Olympic Channel Official Films? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.