100 Years of Olympic Films: 1912–2012
Spanning fifty-three movies and forty-one editions of the Olympic Games, 100 Years of Olympic Films: 1912–2012 is the culmination of a monumental, award-winning archival project encompassing dozens of new restorations by the International Olympic Committee. The documentaries collected here cast a cinematic eye on some of the most iconic moments in the history of modern sports, spotlighting athletes who embody the Olympic motto of “Faster, Higher, Stronger”: Jesse Owens shattering world records on the track in 1936 Berlin, Jean-Claude Killy dominating the Grenoble slopes in 1968, Joan Benoit breaking away to win the Games’ first women’s marathon in Los Angeles in 1984.
The Games of the V Olympiad Stockholm, 1912 (2017)
05 December, 2017
Newly restored and assembled by the International Olympic Committee - the earliest comprehensive moving-image record of the modern Olympic Games that survives today.
The 1924 Chamonix Olympic Games (1924)
31 December, 1924
A documentary covering the Olympic Games at Chamonix in 1924.
The Olympic Games as They Were Practiced in Ancient Greece (1924)
31 December, 1924
A documentary on the Olympic games of ancient Greece, made during the 1924 games.
The Olympic Games in Paris 1924 (1925)
01 January, 1925
A documentary on the 1924 Olympic Game in Paris.
The White Stadium (1928)
19 March, 1928
A profile of the 1928 Olympic Games in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
The Olympic Games, Amsterdam 1928 (1928)
01 January, 1928
A documentary on the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam.
The IX Olympiad in Amsterdam (1928)
01 January, 1928
A documentary on the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam. Made by Istituto Luce, there is an understandable focus on Italian athletes, but it is the first Olympic documentary that describes the techniques of certain events.
Youth of the World (1936)
12 June, 1936
This Nazi propaganda film covers the 1936 Winter Olympics that were held in Germany.