The Melbourne Rendezvous
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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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Cast
17 people
François Périer
Narrator
Known for
Le Samouraï
Nights of Cabiria
Raymond Marcillac
Narrator
Jean-Christophe Averty
René Lucot
Alain Mimoun
Alain Mimoun
Jean-Charles Dudrumet
Jesse Owens
Jesse Owens
Christian Chevallier
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip
Also in
World in Action
A Jubilee Tribute to The Queen by The Prince of Wales
Jacques Bonpunt
Emil Zátopek
Emil Zátopek
Louis Gueguen
René Lucot Director · Hubert-René Lucot Writer Raymond Marcillac Writer
United States release October 10, 1957 · Produced in France · Original title Rendez-vous à Melbourne
Production
Productions CSA
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Rendez-vous à Melbourne
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · January 21, 1957
Theatrical
United States · October 10, 1957
New York City, New York
Finland
May 17, 1957
Sweden
May 13, 1957
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