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The Grand Olympics (Italian: La grande olimpiade) is a 1961 Italian documentary film, directed by Romolo Marcellini, made in 1961. It was nominated as Best Documentary Feature at 34th Academy Awards in 1961.
Original Release
01/27/1961
US Release
04/21/1964
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Livio Berruti | Self |
| Abebe Bikila | Self |
| Al Cantello | Self |
| Rafer Johnson | Self / Himself |
| King Constantine II | Self |
| Donato Martucci | Narrator |
| Pope John XXIII | Self / Himself |
| Queen Frederica of Greece | Self |
| Wilma Rudolph | Self |
| Corrado Sofia | Narrator |
Directors
Writers
Romolo Marcellini, Mario Craveri, Luigi Filippo D'Amico, Lionello De Felice, Giorgio Ferroni, Rino Filippini, Donato Martucci, Sergio Valentini, Gualtiero Zanetti, Nicolò Ferrari, Fede Arnaud, Giorgio Chiecchi, Daniele G. Luisi, Corrado Sofia
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Livio Berruti | Self |
| Abebe Bikila | Self |
| Al Cantello | Self |
| Rafer Johnson | Self / Himself |
| King Constantine II | Self |
| Donato Martucci | Narrator |
| Pope John XXIII | Self / Himself |
| Queen Frederica of Greece | Self |
| Wilma Rudolph | Self |
| Corrado Sofia | Narrator |
| Sergio Valentini | Narrator |
| Chris Von Saltza | Self |
| Bing Crosby | Himself |
| Jesse Owens | Himself |
| Bruno Lourenço | Self / Himself |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Franco Galliano | Executive Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1962 | Oscar | Best Documentary, Features | Nominated |
