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Animalympics (1980)
, 1h15Directed by Steven Lisberger
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Films about the Olympic Games, Children's films
Actors Billy Crystal, Gilda Radner, Harry Shearer
The film is a series of vignettes presented as the broadcast of the first animal Olympic Games through the fictional ZOO television network. The Games combine summer and winter Olympic events.
The Olympic Champ (1942)
, 7minutesDirected by Jack Kinney
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Sports films, Films about the Olympic Games, Children's films
Actors John McLeish
Dingo présente les différents sports olympiques ainsi que la tradition de la torche.
Miracle on Ice (1981)
, 2h30Directed by Steven Hilliard Stern
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Sports films, Ice hockey films, Films about the Olympic Games, Political films
Actors Karl Malden, Andrew Stevens, Steve Guttenberg, Jerry Houser, Allan Miller, Jessica Walter
13 Days in France (1968)
Directed by Claude Lelouch, François Reichenbach, Guy Gilles
Origin France
Genres Documentary
Themes Sports films, Documentary films about sports, Films about the Olympic Games
Actors Dalida, Johnny Hallyday
Documentaire sur les Jeux Olympiques de Grenoble de 1968. Plus qu'aux compétitions sportives (ski, bobsleigh, hockey), le film s'intéresse aux à-côtés qui entourent toute manifestation.
Jappeloup (2013)
, 2h10Directed by Christian Duguay
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Films about the Olympic Games, Films about horses, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Film équestre français
Actors Marina Hands, Daniel Auteuil, Guillaume Canet, Lou de Laâge, Tchéky Karyo, Jacques Higelin
In the early 1980s, Pierre Durand, Jr. gives up on his career as a lawyer and turns to professional show-jumping. He purchases Jappeloup de Luze (1975-1991) from Henry Delage. He loses at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, but wins at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
The Melbourne Rendezvous (1957)
, 1h50Directed by René Lucot
Origin France
Genres Documentary
Themes Sports films, Films about the Olympic Games
Actors François Périer
Les Jeux olympiques d'été organisés à Melbourne du 22 novembre au 8 décembre 1956.
Ace of Aces (1982)
, 1h36Directed by Gérard Oury
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Adventure
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Aviation films, Films about the Olympic Games, Hitler
Actors Jean-Paul Belmondo, Marie-France Pisier, Günter Meisner, Rachid Ferrache, Florent Pagny, Yves Pignot
In 1916, during the thick of World War I, a German and a French fighter ace by the names of Gunther von Beckman (Hoffman) and Jo Cavalier (Belmondo) manage to drag each other out of the sky. An argument and subsequent fistfight about who is to be whose prisoner is rudely interrupted by an artillery barrage, forcing both to stick together in order to survive. In a humorous side scene, corporal Adolf Hitler (Meisner) is berated by his frustrated First Lieutenant Rosenblum for his clumsiness.
Perfect (2016)
, 1h17Origin Canada
Genres Documentary
Themes Sports films, Documentary films about sports, Films about the Olympic Games
Le documentaire nous intègres dans le monde de ce sport méconnu et dans le quotidien de l'équipe nationale canadienne de natation synchronisée durant les mois précédant les jeux olympiques d'été de 2016 qui ont lieu à Rio de Janeiro. On retrace d'ailleurs le parcours à la fois inspirant et touchant de deux athlètes de l'équipe, Marie-Lou Morin et Claudia Holzner.
Walk Don't Run (1966)
, 1h49Directed by Charles Walters
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Films about the Olympic Games
Actors Cary Grant, Samantha Eggar, Jim Hutton, George Takei, John Standing, Miiko Taka
Sir William Rutland (Cary Grant) is an important English businessman who arrives in the city two days early and is greeted by the housing shortage caused by the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. While at the British Embassy seeking help, he notices an announcement of an available apartment and decides to check the place out. He finds himself at the residence of Christine Easton (Samantha Eggar), who insists that it would be improper to take him in as a housemate. She forgot to advertise that she would prefer to rent to a woman. Easton eventually lets Rutland stay—half because she is persuaded it is her patriotic duty to take him in and half because of Rutland’s own self-assured pushiness.
Directed by Brett Morgen
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Sports films, Documentary films about sports, Films about the Olympic Games
Actors Thomas Mikal Ford
Forever the Moment (2008)
, 2h4Genres Drama
Themes Sports films, Films about the Olympic Games
Actors Moon So-ri, Kim Jeong-eun, Uhm Tae-woong, Jo Eun-ji, Kim Ji-young, Ha Jeong-woo
Kim Hye-kyeong is a retired handball player who has been successfully coaching in the Japan Handball League. When the coach of South Korea's women's national team suddenly quits, she is asked to fill in, but is faced with an undisciplined squad of players. Hye-kyeong tries to improve the team by recruiting some of her old teammates, including two-time Olympic gold medalist Han Mi-sook. However, Hye-kyeong's aggressiveness causes friction amongst the players, and she is replaced by former men's handball star Ahn Seung-pil, though she decides to stay with the team as a player. Seung-pil introduces modern European training methods which brings him into conflict with the older players, and things get worse when they lose a game against a high school boy's team.
, 1h38Directed by Sean McNamara
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Romance
Themes Dance films, Sports films, Films about the Olympic Games, Sports d'hiver, Patinage artistique
Actors Christy Carlson Romano, Ross Thomas, Stepfanie Kramer, Scott Thompson Baker, Faune A. Chambers, Ryan Hansen
Jackie Dorsey, the daughter of Olympic Gold medalists Doug Dorsey and Kate Moseley from the original film, also enters the figure skating field, with ambitions of winning her own Olympic gold. However, a serious injury derails that ambition. After months of training, Jackie is finally ready to skate again but has trouble keeping up with the rigorous demands of singles skating. Her parents send her on a vacation to L.A., where she meets surfer boy/in-line skater Alex Harrison. Sparks fly between the two, but when Alex discovers who Jackie is, he rejects her. In the meantime, Jackie realizes that, considering the circumstances, pairs skating will give her a better chance at Olympic gold. After many unsuccessful interviews with prospective partners, she becomes frustrated. Then, after Alex Harrison sees Jackie on TV, discussing her search for a partner, he shows up for an interview. Even though Alex has no experience and has trained for only a short time, he shows remarkable natural talent.
Blades of Glory (2007)
, 1h33Directed by Josh Gordon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action
Themes Dance films, Films about families, Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, Sports films, Films about the Olympic Games, Musical films, Buddy films, Sports d'hiver, Patinage artistique
Actors Will Ferrell, Jon Heder, Will Arnett, Amy Poehler, William Fichtner, Jenna Fischer
At the 2002 World Winter Sport Games, rival men's singles skaters Chazz Michael Michaels (Will Ferrell), a skillful skater but raunchy sex addict, and Jimmy MacElroy (Jon Heder), an equally talented but sheltered and effeminate skater, tie for gold. An argument ensues, which develops into a fight on the awards podium, ending with the World Games mascot being set on fire. As a result, they are stripped of their medals and banned from men's singles competition for life. Jimmy's competitive adoptive father, billionaire Darren MacElroy (William Fichtner), immediately disowns him and leaves him stranded on the side of the road.
21 Hours at Munich (1976)
Directed by William A. Graham
Genres Drama, Thriller, Historical
Themes Sports films, Films about terrorism, Films about the Olympic Games
Actors William Holden, Shirley Knight, Franco Nero, Anthony Quayle, Richard Basehart, Noel Willman
En pleine nuit, le 5 septembre 1972 alors que les jeux olympiques battent leur plein, un groupe de huit palestiniens s'introduit dans un bâtiment du village olympique hébergeant les athlètes de la délégation israélienne. Ils prennent en otage un groupe d'israéliens et abattent deux fuyards dès les premiers instants. Puis leur entraineur meurt à son tour. Il reste alors huit hommes entre les mains des palestiniens. Ces derniers veulent la libération de leurs frères retenus dans les prisons israéliennes en échange de leurs otages. Mais les négociations trainent et n'aboutissent pas. La position délicate de l'Allemagne face au peuple israélien n'est que suggérée dans le film, mais est dans les esprits de tous en raison du souvenir amer qu'a laissé la Seconde Guerre mondiale, ne laisse pas au gouvernement allemand de cette époque le droit à l'erreur. Pourtant tout cela va se finir dans un bain de sang atroce inévitable.