Other Official Films of The Olympic Games
- Olympia (1938), directed by Leni Riefenstahl about Berlin 1936
- La grande olimpiade (1961), directed by Romolo Marcellini about Rome 1960
- Visions of Eight (1973), an anthology film about Munich 1972
- 16 Days of Glory (1986), directed by Bud Greenspan about Los Angeles 1984
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