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Animalympics
Animalympics (1980)
, 1h15
Directed 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.
21 Hours at Munich
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.
Vaincre à Olympie
Vaincre à Olympie (1977)
, 1h40
Directed by Michel Subiela
Origin France
Genres Peplum
Themes Sports films, Films about the Olympic Games
Actors Jean Marais, Panos Mihalopoulos, Georges Marchal, Jean Topart, Jean Martinelli, Gisèle Grimm

Au Ve siècle avant Jésus-Christ, dans la Grèce antique d’avant Périclès, le jeune éphèbe Sostratos qui se prépare pour les prochains Jeux Olympiques, connaît dans sa ville natale de Sycione, une véritable dévotion des habitants pour sa beauté plastique et ses performances pugilistiques. Tandis qu’il se pavane au milieu de ses admirateurs, un énigmatique voyageur venant d’arriver dans le bourg et se faisant appeler Ménesthée, le critique effrontément face à l’attitude de l’entourage du jeune athlète dont les flatteries ne peuvent que le nuire pour ses futures exploits. Bien que plus âgé, Ménesthée lui propose le défi suivant : « S’il parvient à battre le garçon au bras de fer, ce dernier devra le suivre et dans le cas contraire, l’homme quittera sans retour le village ». Bien que vexé, l’orgueilleux Sostratos, intrigué par ce vieil homme autoritaire accepte le combat, qu’il perd, comme il se doit.
International Velvet
International Velvet (1978)
, 2h7
Directed by Bryan Forbes
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Films about the Olympic Games, Films about horses, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Horse sports in film
Actors Tatum O'Neal, Nanette Newman, Anthony Hopkins, Christopher Plummer, Jeffrey Byron, Richard Warwick

The film follows the story of an Arizona girl, Sarah Brown (Tatum O'Neal), who is orphaned when her parents are killed in a car crash. She is sent to England to live with her aunt Velvet Brown (Nanette Newman) and Uncle John (Christopher Plummer). When Velvet was a similar age to Sarah, she and her horse, The Pie, entered the legendary Grand National horse race and won; however, she was instantly disqualified because she was an adolescent female. The Pie is ultimately put out to stud upon his retirement. He sires his last foal after Sarah's arrival in England. Sarah and Velvet are present for the birth of this foal and Sarah eventually decides that she'd like to purchase him. She later finds out that her Aunt Velvet has bought him for her. Sarah aptly names him "Arizona Pie" (combining the name of his sire and the state in which Sarah lived). She shows enough talent to be selected for the British Olympic team, where she is the junior, but she does well under the stern guidance of Captain Johnson (Anthony Hopkins). Sarah lives up to her dream and enters the Olympic Three Day Event helping Great Britain win the team competition. She falls in love with an American competitor and moves back to America with him. At the conclusion of the film she gives her Olympic gold medal to her Aunt Velvet. Sarah introduces her fiance by saying: "Scott, I would like you to meet my parents".
One Day in September
One Day in September (1999)
, 1h31
Directed by Kevin Macdonald
Origin Suisse
Genres Documentary, Historical
Themes Sports films, Films about terrorism, Documentary films about sports, Films about the Olympic Games, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about politics, Documentary films about terrorism, Political films
Actors Michael Douglas, Peter Jennings

1972. Jeux olympiques de Munich. 121 nations, 7 123 athlètes. Pour la première fois, les chaînes de télévision du monde entier sont là pour retransmettre l'évènement.
Freedom's Fury
Freedom's Fury (2006)
, 1h30
Directed by Colin Keith Gray
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Sports films, Documentary films about sports, Films about the Olympic Games

Lors des Jeux olympiques d'été de 1956 de Melbourne, les équipes masculines de water-polo de Hongrie et de l'Union soviétique doivent s'affronter en demi-finales, le match ayant lieu peu après l'Insurrection de Budapest écrasée par l'Armée rouge. L'équipe hongroise n'a été informée des détails de la répression brutale effectuée par les Soviétiques qu'à son arrivée en Australie, et l'animosité entre les deux équipes est à son comble. Le match entrera dans l'histoire des Jeux Olympiques sous le nom de Bain de sang de Melbourne. Le documentaire est axé sur le joueur hongrois Ervin Zádor et est narré par Mark Spitz.
Berlin 36
Berlin 36 (2009)
, 1h40
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Sports films, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Athletics films, Films about the Olympic Games, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Karoline Herfurth, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Axel Prahl, Julie Engelbrecht, Thomas Thieme, Johann von Bülow

The athlete Gretel Bergmann wins the high jump championships in the United Kingdom. For the Nazi racial laws prevented her continuing her training in Germany, being a Jew, her father had sent her to England, where she could live more safely and continue her sporting career.
Ace of Aces
Ace of Aces (1982)
, 1h36
Directed 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.