The Melbourne Rendezvous

The Melbourne Rendezvous (1957)

Released: 1957-01-21 Duration: 1hr 46min
Genres: Documentary
Rating 5.0

Overview

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.

Production Companies

Productions CSA

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language fr
Popularity 0.374

Directed By

René Lucot

Crew

Director
René Lucot
Assistant Director
Claire Attali
Assistant Director
Donald Eckles
Production Director
Louis Gueguen
Sound Engineer
Jacques Bonpunt
Assistant Director
Serge Griboff
Technical Supervisor
Dick Nicolian
Assistant Director
Jean-Christophe Averty

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