The Melbourne Rendezvous
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.
Year: 1957
Genre: Documentary
Studio: Productions CSA
Director: René Lucot
Cast: François Périer, Raymond Marcillac
Crew: René Lucot (Director), Jean-Christophe Averty (Assistant Director), Serge Griboff (Assistant Director), Donald Eckles (Assistant Director), Claire Attali (Assistant Director), Hubert-René Lucot (Writer)
Runtime: 106 minutes
Release: Jan 21, 1957
IMDb: 5.00/10 by 5 users
Popularity: 0
Country: France
Language: Français
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Keyword : sports, olympic games
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