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King of the Olympics: The Lives and Loves of Avery Brundage

  • TV Movie
  • 1988
  • 4h
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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King of the Olympics: The Lives and Loves of Avery Brundage (1988)
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The story of U.S. businessman/Olympic official Avery Brundage, his wife and his lifelong Finnish lover.The story of U.S. businessman/Olympic official Avery Brundage, his wife and his lifelong Finnish lover.The story of U.S. businessman/Olympic official Avery Brundage, his wife and his lifelong Finnish lover.

  • Director
    • Lee Philips
  • Writer
    • William Wood
  • Stars
    • David Selby
    • Renée Soutendijk
    • Sybil Maas
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  • IMDb RATING
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    • Director
      • Lee Philips
    • Writer
      • William Wood
    • Stars
      • David Selby
      • Renée Soutendijk
      • Sybil Maas
    • 2User reviews
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    David Selby
    David Selby
    • Avery Brundage
    Renée Soutendijk
    Renée Soutendijk
    • Linnea Dresden
    Sybil Maas
    • Elizabeth Brundage
    Shelagh McLeod
    Shelagh McLeod
    • Frances Blakely
    Kristoffer Tabori
    Kristoffer Tabori
    • Chester Brundage
    Pat Starr
    Pat Starr
    • Minnie Brundage
    John Evans
    John Evans
    • Uncle Brundage
    Sheila Coren Tissot
    • Aunt Germaine
    Nicholas Hawtrey
    • David Burghley
    Roland Waden
    • Carl Diem
    Michael Morris
    • Gus Kirby
    • (as Michaël Morris)
    Van Doude
    Van Doude
    • Siegfried Edstrom
    Oskar Freitag
    • Adolf Hitler
    Mel Cobb
    • Jim Thorpe
    Ronnie Britton
    • Jesse Owens
    Patrick Floersheim
    Patrick Floersheim
    • Martin Delaney
    Georges Bruce
    • Jan Veeder
    Alan Rossett
    • William Holabird
    • Director
      • Lee Philips
    • Writer
      • William Wood
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    An interesting document drama

    I must admit that I had never heard of this man who was a high Olympic Committee executive; a man who did much for the sport and Olympics in particular. What is very annoying here is that the editing mixes present moments and flashbacks in such a way that you finally don't know in what era you actually are. The film focuses on his personal life as well. It also emphasizes the way he fought to maintain the Olympics games in Berlin against the other executives's will to cancel the games because of Hitler's rise to power in Germany. He also fought to maintain the Olympic games as an amateur movement, and not a professional one where athletes earn money. Well, I learned lot in this TV movie, so far it is faithful to actual events. It could have never been made for big screen audiences, for sure. That's why I crave so much for such TV material. and the acting is also so effective.

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    • Release date
      • August 15, 1988 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El Rey de las Olimpiadas
    • Production company
      • Harmony Gold
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    • Runtime
      4 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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