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No extant feature film made in 1912 can stand comparison with the brilliant black-and-white cinematography of this documentary. We are plunged into a sweltering Swedish summer, with athletes parading before the Swedish royal family, the King himself distributing medals and laurel wreaths to the winners, and individual sports covered with grace ...
Dec 5, 2017 · With Georg Aberg, Benjamin Adams, Platt Adams, Erik Almlof. Newly restored and assembled by the International Olympic Committee, The Games of the V Olympiad Stockholm, 1912 (Stockholm 1912) is the earliest comprehensive moving-image record of the modern Olympic Games that survives today.
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- Documentary, Sport
- Adrian Wood
- 2017-12-05
The 1912 Summer Olympics (Swedish: Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad (Swedish: Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 5 May and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was held on 6 July.
It is a fascinating thing to see how much filmmaking and sports has changed in a century. The Games of the V Olympiad Stockholm, 1912 gives us a glimpse into a now-vanished world, one that seems downright amusing at times. Who knew that tug-of-war was once an Olympic event?
Restored by the IOC and in 2016 edited into an absorbing chronicle, THE GAMES OF THE V OLYMPIAD STOCKHOLM, 1912 presents not just individual events but also the ceremonial ones before, during, and after the Games, which offer a vivid impression of Swedish society prior to World War I. Show more.
Restored by the IOC and in 2016 edited into an absorbing chronicle, THE GAMES OF THE V OLYMPIAD STOCKHOLM, 1912 presents not just individual events but also the ceremonial ones before, during, and after the Games, which offer a vivid impression of Swedish society prior to World War I. Show more.
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The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were held in Stockholm, Sweden. [2] The games were thought to be a success. [3] For the first time, athletes in the Games came from all five continents symbolised in the Olympic rings.
