The Melbourne Rendezvous (1957)
Rendez-Vous a Melbourne is the official filmed record of the 1956 Olympic Games in Australia. At the time of its release, there was much controversy in the documentary-filmmaking world over the fact that the Aussies signed over exclusive distribution rights to a French firm, resulting in a boycott from other movie companies. None of this matters when the film is seen today: though not in the same league as Leni Reifenstahl's Olympiad, this 110-minute extravaganza is consistently entertaining. Fifteen cameras were utilized to lens every aspect of the event; it was then up to editors Jean Dudrumet and Monique Lacombe to burrow through miles and miles of film to cull the highlights seen herein. Portions of Rendez-Vous a Melbourne have since resurfaced in practically every Olympics documentary -- not to mention the many TV specials attending the now-biannual event.
Director: René Lucot
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François Périer as Narrator |
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Raymond Marcillac as Narrator |
| Directing | René Lucot | Director |
| Directing | Jean-Christophe Averty | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Serge Griboff | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Donald Eckles | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Claire Attali | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Hubert-René Lucot | Writer |
| Writing | Raymond Marcillac | Writer |
| Sound | Christian Chevallier | Music |
| Production | Louis Gueguen | Production Director |
| Editing | Jean-Charles Dudrumet | Editor |
| Sound | Brian Horman | Sound |
| Sound | Jacques Bonpunt | Sound Engineer |
| Crew | Dick Nicolian | Technical Supervisor |
