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Released October 20th, 1965, 'Tokyo Olympiad' stars Abebe Bikila, Ahmed Issa, Yoshinori Sakai, Joe Frazier The movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 50 min, and received a user score of 78 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 43 top users.
You probably already know what the movie's about, but just in case... Here's the plot: "This impressionistic portrait of the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics pays as much attention to the crowds and workers as it does to the actual competitive events. Highlights include an epic pole-vaulting match between West Germany and America, and the final marathon race through Tokyo's streets. Two athletes are highlighted: Ethiopian marathon runner Abebe Bikila, who receives his second gold medal, and runner Ahamed Isa from Chad, representing a country younger than he is."
'Tokyo Olympiad' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Apple TV, HBO HBO Max, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, YouTube, Criterion Channel, and HBO HBO Max Amazon Channel .
'Tokyo Olympiad' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on October 20th, 1965
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Spanning fifty-three movies and forty-one editions of the Olympic Games, 100 Years of Olympic Films: 1912–2012 is the culmination of a monumental, award-winning archival project encompassing dozens of new restorations by the International Olympic Committee. The documentaries collected here cast a cinematic eye on some of the most iconic moments in the history of modern sports, spotlighting athletes who embody the Olympic motto of “Faster, Higher, Stronger”: Jesse Owens shattering world records on the track in 1936 Berlin, Jean-Claude Killy dominating the Grenoble slopes in 1968, Joan Benoit breaking away to win the Games’ first women’s marathon in Los Angeles in 1984.
