A 1981 documentary film directed by Yuri Ozerov. It showed the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow. The director was awarded the State Prize of the USSR in 1982. The film was selected as the Soviet entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 54th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
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- Status
- Released
- Production
- Mosfilm
Keywords
- sports
- olympic games
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Top Cast
Leonid Brezhnev as Self - Opens the Olympics
Nikolai Ozerov as Self - Meets Guests at the Airport
Karel Gott as Self - Stadium Spectator
Marina Kordoban as Self - Young Hula Artist
Maria Mosholiou as Self - High Priestess of the Olympic Flame
Ignatiy Novikov as Self - Chairman of the Organizing Committee Olympiad-80
Michael Killanin as Self - Chairman of the International Olympic Committee
Lyudmila Kondratyeva as Self - Olympic Champion-80
Top Crew
Yuri Ozerov · Director, Screenplay
Boris Rychkov · Screenplay
Aleksandra Pakhmutova · Composer
Nikolay Olonovskiy · Cinematographer
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