Olympians (1982)
This is a somewhat ironic, but very informative story about the origin, development and decline of the Greek Olympiad tradition, set out with the help of an off-screen commentary read by Z. Gerdt. Ancient history is described in great detail and exciting. In the graphic decision, artists were guided by the ancient Greek monuments, first of all - vase paintings, stylized for them and characters, and decorations, up to imitation cracks. In the film there are a lot of full-scale shots, and in particular it is interesting to frame the photographs of the bas-reliefs of the Pergamon altar shot by Yuriy Norshtein. The film ends with documentary shots of the opening of the Olympics-80 in Moscow.
Director:
Fyodor Khitruk
Writer:
Fyodor Khitruk
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Zinoviy Gerdt as voice |
| Writing | Fyodor Khitruk | Screenplay |
| Camera | Kabul Rasulov | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Fyodor Khitruk | Director |
| Sound | Shandor Kallosh | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Vladimir Zuykov | Art Direction |
| Sound | Boris Filchikov | Sound Director |
| Writing | Raisa Frichinskaya | Script Editor |
| Visual Effects | Violetta Kolesnikova | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Yuri Norstein | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Tatyana Pomerantseva | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Galina Zebrova | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Aleksandr Mazaev | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Aleksey Bukin | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Vladimir Vyshegorodtsev | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Iosif Kuroyan | Animation |
| Art | Lyudmila Koshkina | Art Direction |
| Production | Natan Bitman | Executive Producer |
