The Melbourne Rendezvous
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.
Crew
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René Lucot
Director
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Christian Chevallier
Music
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Jean-Christophe Aver…
Assistant Director
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Jean-Charles Dudrume…
Editor
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Claire Attali
Assistant Director
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Brian Horman
Sound
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Raymond Marcillac
Writer
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Dick Nicolian
Technical Supervisor
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Jacques Bonpunt
Sound Engineer
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Serge Griboff
Assistant Director
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Donald Eckles
Assistant Director
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Hubert-René Lucot
Writer
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Louis Gueguen
Production Director
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