Visions of Eight

Munich 1972-8 famous directors see the Games of the XX. Olympiad ( alternatively Olympics '72 Munich, original title Visions of Eight ) is an American- German documentary from 1973 about the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Action

Eight renowned directors sit down - embedded in a framework report by director Jim Clark - each in their own way with the races apart. Here, every director illuminates a different aspect of the Games.

• The Beginning (directed by Yuri Ozerov Nikolayevich, Soviet Union)
• The Strongest (directed by Mai Zetterling, Sweden)
• The Highest (directed by Arthur Penn, USA)
• The Women (directed by Michael Pfleghar, FRG)
• The Fastest (directed by Kon Ichikawa, Japan)
• The Decathlon (directed by Miloš Forman, Czechoslovakia)
• The Losers (directed by Claude Lelouch, France)
• The Longest (directed by John Schlesinger, United Kingdom)

Background

Munich 1972 premiered at the International Film Festival of Cannes in 1973, but not in the competition. The film opened on 10 August 1973 in the U.S. and on September 13, 1973 in the German cinemas.

To anniversaries to the Olympic Games in Munich in 1972 was shown repeatedly on German television, most recently for the 40th anniversary in August 2012.

In the German version of the film Ernst Huberty can be heard in some scenes as off-speakers.

Reviews

"Eight -known directors to film their impressions of the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. The craft technique urges the sport in the background, some rewarding thematic approaches will be given away. The most lasting effect the documentary footage from the terrorist attack on the Israeli team. "

Award

The film received a 1974 Golden Globe Award for Best Documentary.

DVD Release

2012 appeared the 1972 Munich Olympics '72 Munich under the title in the series SZ- cinematheque on DVD.