The Melbourne Rendezvous

The Melbourne Rendezvous (1957)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 1957-01-21
  • User Rating: 5/10 from 5 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 46min
  • Language: Français
  • Production Company: Productions CSA
  • Production Country: France
  • Director: René Lucot
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Summary

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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  • François Périer

    as Narrator
  • Raymond Marcillac

    as Narrator
Directing René Lucot Director
Directing Jean-Christophe Averty Assistant Director
Directing Serge Griboff Assistant Director
Directing Donald Eckles Assistant Director
Directing Claire Attali Assistant Director
Writing Hubert-René Lucot Writer
Writing Raymond Marcillac Writer
Sound Christian Chevallier Music
Production Louis Gueguen Production Director
Editing Jean-Charles Dudrumet Editor
Sound Brian Horman Sound
Sound Jacques Bonpunt Sound Engineer
Crew Dick Nicolian Technical Supervisor

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