Games of the XXI Olympiad

Duration: 119 mi

Year Published: 1978

Creator: Macmillan

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: The official film of the 1976 Montreal Olympics. Includes opening and closing ceremonies, plus focus on the human aspect of gruelling competition. Shows Olga Korbut's defeat to gymnast Nadia Comaneci; Soviet weightlifter Vasily Alexeev, Bruce Jenner's decathlon victory, Hungary's pentathlon team and West Germany's cyclists. , Highlights certain participants of the 1976 Olympics at Montreal before, during and after their events in an effort to create an image of the total Olympic experience. Concentrates on the human reaction to competition pressures and the emotions prompted by victory and defeat.

Complete Record: The official film of the 1976 Montreal Olympics. Includes opening and closing ceremonies, plus focus on the human aspect of gruelling competition. Shows Olga Korbut's defeat to gymnast Nadia Comaneci; Soviet weightlifter Vasily Alexeev, Bruce Jenner's decathlon victory, Hungary's pentathlon team and West Germany's cyclists. , NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.