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The Olympics in Mexico (1969)

The Olympics in Mexico poster
Original title
Olimpiada en México
Directed by
Alberto Isaac
Genre
documentary film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
4h
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary captures the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City. It shows athletes competing and the cultural atmosphere of the event.

factualnostalgicpatrioticobservationalhistoriccelebratoryslow-paced

What happens

The Olympics in Mexico (Spanish: Olimpiada en México) is a 1969 Mexican documentary film directed by Alberto Isaac. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. The film was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 1999. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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