The Grand Olympics (1961)
La grande olimpiade
The most colorful pageant of sports in film!
Events and athletes that characterized the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. From the absolute protagonist Wilma Rudolph, called the black gazelle, to Livio Berruti, the first white to win the 200 meters, to the deeds of Ethiopian marathon runner Abebe Bikila, who won the marathon racing barefoot.
- Date of release
- 1961-05-26
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (8)
- Runtime
- 2h 22m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Romolo Marcellini
- Collection
- 100 Years of Olympic Films: 1912–2012
Casting
- Jesse Owens — Himself
- Bing Crosby — Himself
- Rafer Johnson — Himself
- John XXIII. — Himself
- Ralph Boston — Himself
- Wilma Rudolph — Self (uncredited)
- Constantine II of Greece — Self (uncredited)
Recommended
- My Mom Jayne 2025 · ★ 7.9
- Looking for Richard 1996 · ★ 6.8
- Sacro GRA 2013 · ★ 5.9
- Heart of a Dog 2015 · ★ 6.5
- Above Majestic 2018 · ★ 7.4
- Atlantis Rising 2017 · ★ 6.4
- The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist 2026 · ★ 6.9
- The Captains 2011 · ★ 6.4
- The Mole: Undercover in North Korea 2020 · ★ 7.1
- Take the Ball, Pass the Ball 2018 · ★ 7.9
- For the Love of Spock 2016 · ★ 7.4
- Elstree 1976 2015 · ★ 6.2