Product Details

• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: Quality Information Publishers Inc.
• Run Time: 56 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B000MN2FB2
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #300,441 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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This compilation features newsreels following the US Olympic teams in the 1936, 1956, & 1964 Olympics. Athletes including in this collection are Jesse Owens (USA), Abebe Bikila (Ethiopia), Don Schollander (USA), Jed Graef (USA), Dawn Frasor (Australia), Edith McGuire (USA), Wyomia Tyus (USA), Sharon Stouder (USA), & lots more medal winners. Table Of Contents: (1) Jesse Owens Takes Home The Gold (1936) - One of the most memorable athletes and moments in Olympic history is featured in this 1936 Berlin Olympics footage of the great Jesse Owens sprint race, high jump, and being awarded the gold medal - 2 Minutes (2) 1964 Tokyo Olympics: Opening Ceremonies - Newsreel with scenes from the open ceremonies and the passing of Olympic flame to the main stadium's torch in Tokyo, Japan - 2 Minutes (3) 1964 Tokyo Olympics: US Dominate Tokyo Games - Newsreel from October 15th, 1964 featuring the US Swim Team's dominance. Includes Don Schollander (USA) winning the 100m men's freestyle as he set a new world record - 2 Minutes (4) 1964 Tokyo Olympics: US Widens Tokyo Lead - Newsreel featuring Track & Field, Diving, & Swimming. Includes footage of Bob Hayes's (USA) 100m Gold Medal Run as he went on his way to winning two Gold Medals and setting two world record times - 2 Minutes (5) 1964 Tokyo Olympics: US Team Wins Medal Honors - Newsreel featuring footage from Track & Field events including the 4 x 100 men's relay where Bob Hayes had his miraculous come from behind victory - 3 Minutes (6) New York (1956) - Features the US Equestrian Team as they prepare for the upcoming Olympics - 1 Minute (7) Detroit: City on the Move (1965) - Propaganda film that highlights Detroit's beauty, occupants, & buildings, in an attempt to lure the 1968 Olympics to Detroit - 18 Minutes (8) The Detroit You've Never Met (1960s) - Aimed at the Olympic Selection Committee, this film promotes the cities ability to host the '68 Olympics - 25 Minutes

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2.0 out of 5 stars Not much worth watching, August 1, 2008

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This review is from: Historic Olympic Games Films (1936 to 1960s) (DVD)

This is not a very high quality product. A smattering of Olympic footage which just leaves you wanting more, and then 20+ minutes of abysmal Detroit propaganda films from the 60's. Kinda funny to see, but not recommended unless you are searching for "old sound bytes" for a DJ compilation or something like that, in which case the Detroit footage has some pretty good "1950's voice" type stuff.