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The Melbourne Rendezvous (1957)

The Melbourne Rendezvous
The Melbourne Rendezvous (1957)
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.

Releases

Release Quality Date
100 Years of Olympic Films: 1912–2012. DVD 15/43. Episode 19-22 (2017) SD / DVD Aug. 5, 2022, 4:11 a.m.
100 Years of Olympic Films: 1912–2012. Episode 19 (2017) SD / DVDRip July 13, 2022, 4:45 a.m.