XIV Olympiad: The Glory of Sport

The first post-War Olympics took place in St. Moritz and London. THe ritzy Technicolor effort makes the point several times about the peaceful nature of the games, and offers some fine telephoto work. The pole vault in particular is nicely covered.

British understatement was the word in the commentary, although the flights of fancy occasionally soared; my cynical mind noted "the immortal Jesse Owens", who died in 1980, after having been treated shabbily by his country. Well, the Olympics were much more amateur back then, before our modern, 'enlightened amateur' standards. Back then, only Avery Brundage was supposed to make money on the deal.