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16 Days of Glory is a 1985 documentary film about the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States directed by Bud Greenspan. Among the athletes it profiles are Mary Lou Retton, Edwin Moses, Carl Lewis, Greg Louganis and Michael Groß.
Mar 7, 1986 · 16 Days of Glory: Directed by Bud Greenspan. With David Perry, Jose Abascal, Saïd Aouita, Evelyn Ashford. The definitive photographic record of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, told "from the inside" through the lives of the participants, the words of David Perry, and the singing voice of Placido Domingo.
Some of the greatest achievements in the history of the Olympics unfolded in Los Angeles: Carl Lewis's four gold medals, Joan Benoit winning the first-ever women's marathon, Michael Gross's two golds and two silvers in the swimming pool, and Sebastian Coe's second successive gold in the 1,500 metres.
16 Days of Glory. Directed by Bud Greenspan • 1986 • United States. Director Bud Greenspan, whose career covering sporting events had begun some twenty years earlier, seized the opportunity to helm the official film of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics with such gusto that he would become the IOC's go-to person for Olympic movies.
In this documentary, Los Angeles plays host to the XXIII Summer Olympiad in 1984 and captures the attention of the world with its spectacular opening ceremony, high-profile athletes and...
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16 Days of Glory (1985) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Jan 13, 2018 · The nearly five-hour behemoth, an absolute unit of a film, director Bud Greenspan takes his first Olympic documentary into the stratosphere of cinematic triumphs of sport with 16 Days of Glory, the story of the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles, California.
