Visions of Eight (1973)

Directed by

Yuri Ozerov, Claude Lelouch, Michael Pfleghar, Mai Zetterling

Genre

documentary film

Country

Germany, United States

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

L

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Eight different directors each filmed a segment of the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. The documentary presents a stylized look at the athletes and the events.

observationalstylizedepisodicnostalgicreflectiveathleticupbeat

What happens

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. It was later shown as part of the Cannes Classics section of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. Some visuals of the Munich stadium from the documentary were used in Without Limits. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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