The Grand Olympics backdrop
The Grand Olympics poster

The Grand Olympics

The most colorful pageant of sports in film!

1961NR2h 22mDirected by Romolo Marcellini

Events and athletes that characterized the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. From the absolute protagonist Wilma Rudolph, called the black gazelle, to Livio Berruti, the first white to win the 200 meters, to the deeds of Ethiopian marathon runner Abebe Bikila, who won the marathon racing barefoot.