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''Games of the XXI Olympiad'' () is a Canadian documentary film, directed by
Jean Beaudin Jean Beaudin (6 February 1939 – 18 May 2019) was a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He directed 20 films since 1969. His film ''J.A. Martin Photographer'', was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival, where Monique Mercure won the ...
,
Marcel Carrière Marcel Carrière (born April 16, 1935) is a Canadian film director and sound engineer An audio engineer (also known as a sound engineer or recording engineer) helps to produce a sound recording, recording or a Concert, live performance, bala ...
,
Georges Dufaux Georges Dufaux (; March 17, 1927 in Lille, France – November 8, 2008 in Switzerland) was a Canadian documentary film director and cinematographer. Biography After graduating in 1953 from the École nationale de photographie et de cinémato ...
and
Jean-Claude Labrecque Jean-Claude Labrecque, (June 19, 1938 – May 31, 2019) was a Film director, director and cinematographer who learned the basics of filmmaking at the National Film Board of Canada. Career Jean-Claude Labrecque was born in Quebec City, Quebec, a ...
and released in 1977. The film compiles highlights of the
1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...
in
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,
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.Martin Malina
"Olympic film premieres here"
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Montreal Star ''The Montreal Star'' was an English language, English-language Canada, Canadian newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It closed in 1979 in the wake of an eight-month pressmen's strike. It was Canada's largest newspaper until the 1950 ...
'', April 22, 1977.
The film's 168-member crew shot 100 kilometres of film. The film had a budget of $1.37 million () with $470,000 () coming from the NFB. The film premiered at the
National Film Board The National Film Board of Canada (NFB; ) is a Canadian public film and digital media producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary films, animation, web documentaries, and altern ...
theatre in Montreal on April 21, 1977, before receiving a television broadcast on May 29 on both
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in English and Télévision de Radio-Canada in French. The film received a
Canadian Film Award The Canadian Film Awards were the leading Canadian cinema awards from 1949 until 1978. These honours were conducted annually, except in 1974 when a number of Quebec directors withdrew their participation and prompted a cancellation. In the 1970s ...
nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the
28th Canadian Film Awards The 28th Canadian Film Awards were held on November 20, 1977 to honour achievements in Canadian film."Ceremony dominated by two feature films: NFB Triumphs at Film Awards". ''The Globe and Mail'', November 21, 1977. The ceremony was hosted by acto ...
in 1977."Canadian Film Awards nominations"
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'', October 18, 1977.


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National Film Board of Canada The National Film Board of Canada (NFB; ) is a Canadian public film and digital media producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary films, animation, web documentaries, and altern ...
catalog * 1977 films 1977 documentary films Canadian sports documentary films National Film Board of Canada documentaries Documentary films about the Olympics French-language Canadian films Films directed by Jean Beaudin Films directed by Marcel Carrière Films directed by Jean-Claude Labrecque 1970s Canadian films {{1970s-Canada-documentary-film-stub