Rendez-vous à Melbourne

Apr 12 1957 Not Rated 1h 46m
Documentary, Sport

Rendez-Vous a Melbourne is the official filmed record of the 1956 Olympic Games in Australia. At the time of its release, there was much controversy in the documentary-filmmaking world over the fact that the Aussies signed over exclusive distribution rights to a French firm, resulting in a boycott from other movie companies. None of this matters when the film is seen today: though not in the same league as Leni Reifenstahl's Olympiad, this 110-minute extravaganza is consistently entertaining. Fifteen cameras were utilized to lens every aspect of the event; it was then up to editors Jean Dudrumet and Monique Lacombe to burrow through miles and miles of film to cull the highlights seen herein. Portions of Rendez-Vous a Melbourne have since resurfaced in practically every Olympics documentary -- not to mention the many TV specials attending the now-biannual event.

Plot

The official filmed record of the 1956 Olympic Games in Australia.

Written by

René Lucot, Raymond Marcillac

Directed by

René Lucot

Cast

François Périer, Voitto Hellstén, Veikko Karvonen

Crew

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Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Productions CSA

Languages

Français

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
88
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA