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The Melbourne Rendezvous

5.7(6)19571h 46m2

Rendez-Vous a Melbourne is the official filmed record of the 1956 Olympic Games in Australia. At the time of its release, there was much controversy in the documentary-filmmaking world over the fact that the Aussies signed over exclusive distribution rights to a French firm, resulting in a boycott from other movie companies. None of this matters when the film is seen today: though not in the same league as Leni Reifenstahl's Olympiad, this 110-minute extravaganza is consistently entertaining. Fifteen cameras were utilized to lens every aspect of the event; it was then up to editors Jean Dudrumet and Monique Lacombe to burrow through miles and miles of film to cull the highlights seen herein. Portions of Rendez-Vous a Melbourne have since resurfaced in practically every Olympics documentary -- not to mention the many TV specials attending the now-biannual event.

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Language
French
Part of 100 Years of Olympic Films: 1912–2012 · 51 films
  • sports
  • olympic games

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Director

René Lucot

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France

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  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical21 Jan 1957

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The Melbourne Rendezvous was released on 21 January 1957.

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