Film

Olimpiada en México

(The Olympics in Mexico)

Retrospettiva

Mexico · 1969 · DCP 2K · Color · 160' · o.v. Spanish

Restoration by the International Olympic Committee

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The 19th Olympiad's official record. Zilch on Tlatelolco, but Tommie Smith and John Carlos raise their fists in a Black Panther salute, while John Stephen Akhwari finishes the marathon despite a dislocated knee. When official powers try to stop collective change, only individual defiance remains.

Information

Director

Alberto Isaac

Screenplay

Alberto Isaac, Fernando Macotela

Voice

Enrique Lizalde, Roberto Morales

Producer

Federico Amérigo

Cinematography

Antonio Reynoso, Benjamin Montaño

Editing

Rafael Ceballos, Reynaldo P. Portillo, Eufemio Rivera, Carlos Savage, Alberto Valenzuela

Music

Joaquín Gutiérrez Heras

Production

Organising Committee for the Mexico 1968 Olympic Games

International sales

International Olympic Committee (IOC)
images@olympic.org
www.olympics.com

Print

International Olympic Committee (IOC)
images@olympic.org
www.olympics.com