100 Years of Olympic Films: 1912–2012
Salt Lake City 2002: Bud Greenspan’s Stories of Olympic Glory
1h 59m
Directed by Bud Greenspan • 2003 • United States
With his documentary on XIX Olympic Winter Games Salt Lake City 2002, Bud Greenspan shows that the Olympic Games set the bar to such a near-mythical level that winning or losing a medal can arouse emotions far beyond those in other competitions.
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