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Visions of Eight is a 1973 American documentary film offering a stylized look at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Produced by Stan Margulies and executive produced by David L. Wolper, it was directed by eight directors. It was screened out-of-competition at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival.
Aug 20, 1973 · With Vasiliy Alekseev, Nikolay Avilov, Valery Borzov, Avery Brundage. Eight film artists from different countries are given carte blanche to make a collection of short documentaries on the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, offering unexpected, original and often humorous perspectives.
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- Documentary, Sport
- Milos Forman, Kon Ichikawa, Claude Lelouch
- 1973-08-20
Roger Ebert August 20, 1973. Tweet. Now streaming on: Rent. Subs. Powered by JustWatch. The idea sounded like a great one at the time: Eight important directors would be given their own budgets and camera crews and dispatched to Munich to record their personal visions of the 1972 Olympics.
Visions of Eight. In Munich in 1972, eight renowned filmmakers each brought their singular artistry to the spectacle of the Olympic Games, capturing the joy and pain of competition and the kinetic thrill of bodies in motion for an aesthetically adventurous sports film unlike any other.
This fifty-two-minute 2021 documentary explores the social and political context of the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, as well as behind-the-scenes stories from the production of VISIONS OF EIGHT. It features director Claude Lelouch; supervising editor Robert K. Lambert; Ousmane Sembène biographer Sa...
Brief Synopsis. Eight noted directors document the Olympic games that took place at Munich in 1972. Included are segments by: Arthur Penn, who recorded the pole vaulting competition; Kon Ichikawa, who filmed the 100-meter dash featuring portions in extreme slow motion; Claude Lelouch, who documented a segment dealing with the losers of...
Synopsis Eight acclaimed filmmakers bring their unique and differing perspectives to the 1972 Summer Olympic Games held in Munich. The segments include Claude Lelouch's take on Olympic losers and...
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