Underplayed Gems
The whole movie catalogue

Films and series, searchable by what they are

← Back to the shop

The Grand Olympics (1961)

The Grand Olympics poster
Original title
La grande olimpiade
Directed by
Romolo Marcellini
Genre
documentary film, sport film
Country
Italy
Runtime
2h 22m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows athletes competing in an Olympic Games. It captures their training and the excitement of their events.

celebratoryinspiringenergeticfast-pacedtriumphantretrosweepingdramatic

What happens

The Grand Olympics (Italian: La grande olimpiade) is a 1961 Italian documentary film, directed by Romolo Marcellini, made in 1961. It was nominated as Best Documentary Feature at 34th Academy Awards in 1961. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like watching and it picks from the whole catalogue, or browse by genre, country and year.

Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers

Loading movies…

What should I watch?