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.
Genre: Animation
Stars: Zinoviy Gerdt
Crew: Fyodor Khitruk (Director), Fyodor Khitruk (Screenplay), Natan Bitman (Producer), Kabul Rasulov (Director of Photography), Shandor Kallosh (Original Music Composer), Vladimir Zuykov (Art Direction)
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Pусский
Studio: Soyuzmultfilm
Runtime: 20 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Feb 09, 1982
IMDb: 10
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