Olympics

History Channel - Ancient Olympics: Let The Games Begin (2004)  Movies

Posted by Tutorial at Feb. 15, 2017
History Channel - Ancient Olympics: Let The Games Begin (2004)

History Channel - Ancient Olympics: Let The Games Begin (2004)
DVDRip | 720 x 528 | .AVI/DivX @ 2088 Kbps | 51mn 46s | English AC-3 192 Kbps, 2 channels | 848 MB
Genre: Documentary, History

The ancient Games, like our modern Olympics, included champions and cheaters, glory and scandals, bitter rivalries and contests of strength, speed and savage combat. Set in 448 BC when the pounding of horse's hooves and the brutal hand-to-hand combat could be heard and seen by the crowds that filled the Olympic stadium. This one-hour special event follows the glory and corruption of the arc of a single, five-day Olympiad. The competitions include chariot racing, running, jumping, discus, javelin and two man-to-man combat finals-boxing and pankration, a form of extreme fighting in which death was not uncommon.

BBC - Olympics Opening Ceremony: Director's Cut (2013)  Movies

Posted by Tutorial at July 18, 2020
BBC - Olympics Opening Ceremony: Director's Cut (2013)

BBC - Olympics Opening Ceremony: Director's Cut (2013)
HDTV | 1920 x 1080 | .MKV/HEVC @ 4246 Kbps | 2 h 26 min | 4.51 GB
Audio: English AAC 150 Kbps, 2 channels | Subs: English
Genre: Documentary

Special director's cut version of Danny Boyle's extraordinary Olympic opening ceremony from 2012, with extended highlights including unforgettable moments like 'Her Majesty' parachuting into the stadium with James Bond; Rowan Atkinson performing with the London Symphony Orchestra with comic results; David Beckham driving a speedboat while helping along the Olympic flame; live performances by the likes of Sir Paul McCartney, Emeli Sande and the Arctic Monkeys; the lighting of the cauldron; and the best moments from the athletes' parade.

Hitler's Olympics  Movies

Posted by at July 26, 2021
Hitler's Olympics

Hitler's Olympics (2016)
Hitler, Nazi propaganda and 1936 Berlin Olympics are put under the microscope to uncover hidden truths and the historical legacy of those games.
Documentary  History 

The Grand Olympics  Movies

Posted by at Aug. 18, 2022
The Grand Olympics

The Grand Olympics (1961)
Events and athletes that characterized the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. From the absolute protagonist Wilma Rudolph, called the black gazelle, to Livio Berruti, the first white to win the 200 meters, to the deeds of Ethiopian marathon runner Abebe Bikila, who won the marathon racing barefoot.
Documentary 

Escape from Japan (1964)  Movies

Posted by Someonelse at Jan. 11, 2019
Escape from Japan (1964)

Escape from Japan (1964)
A Film by Yoshishige Yoshida
DVD5 Custom | VIDEO_TS | NTSC 16:9 | 01:33:23 | 4,33 Gb
Audio: Japanese AC3 2.0 @ 384 Kbps | Subs: English, French, Russian
Genre: Action, Thriller

As Japan is preparing to host the Olympics, a gang member wanting to go to America is sought after by the police after helping his friend conduct a robbery.

Nadia Comaneci the Gymnast and the Dictator (2016)  Movies

Posted by Tutorial at Sept. 28, 2017
Nadia Comaneci the Gymnast and the Dictator (2016)

Nadia Comaneci the Gymnast and the Dictator (2016)
WEBRip | 1920 x 1080 | .MKV/AVC @ 11.0 Mbps | 56 min 26 s | 4.41GB
Audio: English E-AC-3 224 Kbps, 2 channels | Subs: English
Genre: Documentary

Nadia Comăneci is a former Romanian gymnast, winner of three gold medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the first gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10 in an Olympic gymnastics event. She also won two gold medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

NFB - Mighty Jerome (2010)  Movies

Posted by Tutorial at July 3, 2017
NFB - Mighty Jerome (2010)

NFB - Mighty Jerome (2010)
HDTV | 1280 x 720 | .MKV/AVC @ 2372 Kbps | 1 h 18 min | 1.53 GB
Audio: English AC-3 384 Kbps, 6 channels | Subs: None
Genre: Documentary

In 1959, at just nineteen years of age, Harry Jerome was Canada's most promising track and field star, and was on his way to the Olympics in Rome. By 1962, after suffering a gruesome leg injury, there was every reason to think that his racing days were over. But Jerome was not just a champion on the track; he was doubly determined off it. And so began his climb to what his coach, the legendary Bill Bowerman, called "the greatest comeback in track and field history."

Rulon Gardner Won't Die  Movies

Posted by at Jan. 14, 2023
Rulon Gardner Won't Die

Rulon Gardner Won't Die (2021)
The astonishing true story of Rulon Gardner, a dairy farmer from Wyoming who shocked the world at the Sydney Olympics, overcoming 2000 to 1 odds by defeating a Russian wrestler who hadn't lost a single match in 13 years. Months after winning his gold medal, Rulon's toe was amputated from severe frostbite after a near-death wilderness stranding in sub-zero temperatures. Then with 9 toes - and after surviving a near-fatal motorcycle accident, Rulon won another medal at the next Olympics, only to survive a plane crash by swimming two miles in a freezing lake. Finally, after ballooning to 500 lbs., Rulon won America's heart competing on a season of The Biggest Loser only to lose his life savings and retreat into obscurity after getting swindled in a real estate deal that cost him his Olympic medals.
Documentary 

Magic in the Mountains  Movies

Posted by at Feb. 13, 2022
Magic in the Mountains

Magic in the Mountains (2021)
Magic in the Mountains tells the remarkable underdog story of how Squaw Valley, a little-known ski area in California, won the bid for the 1960 Winter Olympics and, with the help of Walt Disney, changed forever the ways in which the Games were presented. The documentary features never-before-seen archival footage from the 1960 Olympic Games and revealing interviews with participating athletes and attendees. The 1960 edition of the Olympics introduced a substantial array of “firsts,” including such innovations as live broadcast, instant replay, sponsorships, and an official Olympic Village for the athletes. Perhaps most importantly, thanks to Disney’s involvement in producing the Games, Squaw Valley featured an unprecedented — but soon to be standard — level of pageantry for the opening and closing ceremonies.
Documentary 

PBS American Experience - The Boys of '36 (2016)  Movies

Posted by rwdfox at March 1, 2024
PBS American Experience - The Boys of '36 (2016)

PBS American Experience - The Boys of '36 (2016)
WEBRip 1080p | 53mn | 1920x1080 | MKV HEVC@2848Kbps | AAC@132Kbps 2CH | 1.11 GiB
Language: English | Genre: Documentary, History | Subs: None

Inspired by Daniel James Brown's critically acclaimed nonfiction book The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, The Boys of '36 is the thrilling story of the American Olympic rowing team that triumphed against all odds in Nazi Germany.