print email comment close The Olympics and the Movies URL: http://archive.salon.com/ent/col/srag/2000/09/14/olympic_movies/ Description: This 2000 article discusses three memorable documentaries about the Olympics: Kon Ichikawa's 1964 "Tokyo Olympiad"; Leni Riefenstahl's "Olympia," about the 1936 Berlin Olympics; and "Visions of Eight," about the 1972 Munich Olympics. Also briefly discusses "Chariots of Fire," the "nostalgia-charged costume drama centered on the Paris Olympics of 1924." From Salon.com (which may require watching an ad). Author: Sragow, Michael Publisher: Salon.com Extra Keywords Harold Abrahams Eric Liddell sport Library of Congress Subject Headings: Documentary films Olympics Olympics -- In motion pictures LII Database Information: Record 41 created by Maria Brandt on 06/21/2004 Last modification on 06/23/2004 Published: 06/21/2004   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/41