Visions of eight
DVD - 2021
In Munich in 1972, eight renowned filmmakers, including Milos Forman, Arthur Penn, and John Schlesinger, each brought their singular artistry to the spectacle of the Olympic Summer Games for an aesthetically adventurous sports film unlike any other.
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- Subjects
- Genres
- Documentary films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired - Published
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[Irvington, NY] :
The Criterion Collection
[2021]
- Language
- English
- Other Authors
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- Edition
- DVD special edition ; DVD edition
- Item Description
- Title from disc label.
Wide screen.
Documentary film made up of 8 segments, directed by Juri Ozerov from the Soviet Union ("The beginning"), Mai Zetterling from Sweden ("The strongest", about weight lifters), Arthur Penn from the USA ("The highest", about pole vaulting), Michael Pfleghar from Germany ("The women"), Kon Ichikawa from Japan ("The fastest", about 100-meter dash sprinters), Miloš Forman from Czechoslovakia ("The decathlon"), Claude Lelouch from France ("The losers"), and John Schlesinger from England ("The longest", about marathon runners)
Special features: New audio commentaries; new documentary; On location with "Visions of eight"; 1973 article by George Plimpton, excerpts from David L. Wolper's 2003 memoir, and a new reflection on the film by Sam Lipsyte. - Physical Description
- 1 videodisc (approximately 108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
- Format
- DVD, wide screen; mono.
- Production Credits
- Cinematography, Igor Slabnevich [and others] ; muisc, Henry Mancini ; editor, Robert K. Lambert.
- ISBN
- 9781681438436
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