Visions of Eight (1973)

Film details

Directors

Yuri Ozerov Mai Zetterling Arthur Penn Michael Pfleghar Kon Ichikawa Claude Lelouch Milos Forman John Schlesinger Alex Grasshoff
Country

USA
Year

1973
Genre

Sport
Type

Film
Category

Non Fiction

Alternative titles

The Beginning Alternative
The Losers Alternative
The Women Alternative
The Highest Alternative
The Fastest Alternative
The Longest Alternative
The Strongest Alternative
The Decathlon Alternative

Synopsis

Events in 1972 Olympic Games as seen by eight directors: The Beginning/France (Jiri Ozerov); The Strongest/Sweden (Mai Zetterling); The Highest/U.S.A. (Arthur Penn); The Women/German Fed. Rep (Michael Pfleghar); The Fastest/Japan (Kon Ichikawa); The Decathlon/Czechoslovakia (Milos Forman); The Losers/France (Claude Lelouche); The Longest/G.B.(John Schlesinger). The Longest looks at Ron Hill, Britain's long distance runner.

Cast & Credits

Credits
- Direction:
  - Director [1]
    
    Yuri Ozerov
  - Director [2]
    
    Mai Zetterling
  - Director [3]
    
    Arthur Penn
  - Director [4]
    
    Michael Pfleghar
  - Director [5]
    
    Kon Ichikawa
  - Director [6]
    
    Claude Lelouch
  - Director [7]
    
    Milos Forman
  - Director [8]
    
    John Schlesinger
  - Director [Documentary Unit]
    
    Alex Grasshoff
  - Associate Director [8]
    
    Jim Clark
  - Assistant Director [5]
    
    Saburobei Hirano
  - Assistant Director [6]
    
    Charles Gérard
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    Wolper Pictures
  - Producer
    
    David L. Wolper
  - Producer
    
    Stan Margulies
  - Associate Producer [5]
    
    Isao Zeniya
  - Unit Manager [1]
    
    Dieter Meyer
  - Unit Manager [2]
    
    Schwope, Bodo
  - Unit Manager [3]
    
    Wieland Liebske
  - Unit Manager [4]
    
    Rainer Klingenfuß
  - Unit Manager [5]
    
    Hartmut Bahr
  - Unit Manager [6]
    
    Nauchl, Renate
  - Unit Manager [7]
    
    Dietmar Siegert
  - Unit Manager [8]
    
    Udo Lambsdorff
  - Unit Manager [Documentary Unit]
    
    Wolfgang Glattes
  - Production Manager
    
    Pia Arnold
  - Production Manager [Industrial Film Unit
    
    Kurt Berthold
  - Auditor
    
    Jane Meagher
  - German Accountant
    
    Renate Seefeldt
  - Accounting Assistant
    
    Ursel Hugler
  - Production Secretary
    
    May Capsaskis
  - Producer's Secretary
    
    Irmi von Ruxleben
  - Secretary to the Production
    
    Elizabeth Homberger
  - Secretary to the Production
    
    Ilona Lempa
  - Secretary to the Production
    
    linda Weidle
  - Secretary to the Production
    
    Linda Cordray
  - Olympic Committee Liaison
    
    Klaus von Lindeiner
  - Production Liaison to Olympiapark Hotel
    
    Gitta Hoffman
  - Production Runner
    
    Nicholas Wiltamuth
  - Production Assistant [1]
    
    Helmut Klee
  - Production Assistant [2]
    
    Michael Senftleben
  - Production Assistant [3]
    
    Dietrich Steinhorst
  - Production Assistant [4]
    
    Leopoldo Baralla
  - Production Assistant [5]
    
    Frank Karasek
  - Production Assistant [6]
    
    Heiko Steinert
  - Production Assistant [7]
    
    Erich Kuster
  - Production Assistant [8]
    
    Richard Richtsfeld
  - Production Assistant [Documentary Unit]
    
    Peter Naguschewski
  - Production Assistant [Industrial Film Un
    
    Peter Zenk
  Writing:
  - Writer [1]
    
    Deliara Ozerova
  - Writer [2]
    
    David Hughes
  - Writer [3]
    
    Arthur Penn
  - Writer [4]
    
    Michael Pfleghar
  - Writer [5]
    
    Shuntaro Tanikawa
  - Writer [6]
    
    Claude Lelouch
  - Writer [8]
    
    John Schlesinger
  Photography:
  - Chief Photographic Consultant
    
    Michael Samuelson
  - Assistant
    
    Udo Lambsdorff
  - Assistant
    
    Terry Gould
  - Camera Mechanic
    
    Heinz Feldhaus
  - In Charge of Raw Stock
    
    Michael Santy
  - Camera Team [1]
    
    Igor Slabnevich
  - Camera Team [1]
    
    Prem Huna
  - Camera Team [2]
    
    Rune Ericson
  - Camera Team [2]
    
    Mike Matthews
  - Camera Team [3]
    
    Walter Lassally
  - Camera Team [3]
    
    Stewart Harris
  - Camera Team [4]
    
    Ernst Wild
  - Camera Team [4]
    
    Ernst Stritzinger
  - Camera Team [5]
    
    Masuo Yamaguchi
  - Camera Team [6]
    
    Daniel Bocly
  - Camera Team [6]
    
    Alain Basnier
  - Camera Team [6]
    
    Elie Chouraqui
  - Camera Team [7]
    
    Jörgen Persson
  - Camera Team [7]
    
    Shaun O'Dell
  - Camera Team [8]
    
    Wooster, Arthur
  - Camera Team [8]
    
    Drummond Challis
  - Camera Team [Documentary Unit]
    
    Willy Bogner
  - Camera Team [Documentary Unit]
    
    Udo Drebelow
  - Camera Team [Documentary Unit]
    
    Christopher Pechin
  - Camera Team [Industrial Film Unit]
    
    Dieter Liphardt
  - Camera Team [Industrial Film Unit]
    
    Volker Rodde
  - Additional Camera (National Film Board o
    
    Georges Dufaux
  - Additional Camera
    
    Mike Davies
  - Additional Camera
    
    David Robinson
  - Additional Camera
    
    Peter Menzies
  - Additional Camera
    
    Barry Brown
  - Additional Camera
    
    Alan Hume
  - Additional Camera
    
    Mike Evans
  - Additional Camera
    
    Terry Gould
  - Additional Camera
    
    Bill Lovin
  - Additional Camera
    
    Mervyn Wilson
  - Additional Camera
    
    Detlev Niedballa
  - Additional Camera
    
    Ron Collins
  - Additional Camera
    
    Horace B. Hough
  - Additional Camera
    
    Tony Coggans
  - Additional Camera
    
    Brewster, Mike
  - Additional Camera
    
    James Stillwell
  - Additional Camera
    
    Milan Masek
  - Additional Camera
    
    Mike Matthews
  - Additional Camera
    
    Adi Gürtner
  - Additional Camera
    
    Kurt Weiser
  - Additional Camera
    
    Eduard Windhager
  - Additional Camera
    
    Dieter Hailer
  - Additional Camera
    
    Herbert Raditschnig
  - Additional Camera
    
    Wolfgang Eulau
  - Additional Camera
    
    Jürgen Gorter
  - Additional Camera
    
    Reiner Teumer
  - Additional Camera
    
    Timo Horschenkoff
  - Additional Camera
    
    Norbert Friedländer
  - Additional Camera
    
    Helmut Ammon
  - Additional Camera
    
    Karl Schmitt
  - Additional Camera
    
    Dieter Gaebler
  - Additional Camera
    
    Stefan Fricke
  - Additional Camera
    
    Atze Glanert
  - Additional Camera
    
    Karl Kases
  - Additional Camera
    
    Vincenz Sandner
  - Additional Camera
    
    Hal Clay
  - Additional Camera
    
    Alex Barbey
  - Additional Camera
    
    Peter Hurlimann
  - Additional Camera
    
    Gordon Meagher
  - Additional Camera
    
    Georg Kleinort
  - Additional Camera
    
    Lightman, Herbert
  - Additional Camera
    
    Michael Samuelson
  - Additional Camera
    
    Christopher Pechin
  - Gaffer
    
    Fischer, Herbie
  - Grip
    
    Gerhard Skocic
  - Dolly Driver
    
    Freddie Leitensdorfer
  Stills:
  - Stills Photography
    
    Lars Looschen
  - Stills Photography
    
    Reinhold Binder
  - Stills Photography
    
    Frank Muller-May
  Editing:
  - Supervising Editor
    
    Robert K. Lambert
  - Editing Department Co-ordinator
    
    Karola Storr
  - Editor [2]
    
    Edward Roberts
  - Editor [3]
    
    Dede Allen
  - Editor [4]
    
    Margot von Schlieffen
  - Editor [6]
    
    Catherine Bernard
  - Editor [8]
    
    Jim Clark
  - Assistant Editor [1]
    
    Norbert Herzner
  - Assistant Editor [2]
    
    Birgit Priller
  - Assistant Editor [3]
    
    Johann Hobinger
  - Assistant Editor [4]
    
    Ingeborg Kuhnert
  - Assistant Editor [5]
    
    Margit Quabus
  - Assistant Editor [6]
    
    Petra von Oelffen
  - Assistant Editor [7]
    
    Gerhard Regenspursky
  - Assistant Editor [8]
    
    Avni Moshe
  - Assistant Editor [Documentary Unit]
    
    Petra Schwarze
  - Assistant Editor [Documentary Unit]
    
    Ingeborg Ewald
  - Assistant Editor [Documentary Unit]
    
    Ludwig, Gerdi
  Titles:
  - Title Design
    
    Mel Stuart
  Film processing:
  - Laboratory
    
    Bavaria Lab
  - Head of Bavaria Lab
    
    Adalbert Weinzierl
  - Bavaria Lab Liaison
    
    Christine Manns
  Music:
  - Music
    
    Henry Mancini
  Sound:
  - Sound Recording
    
    Roy Charman
  - Sound Recording
    
    René Borisewitz
  - Sound Recording
    
    Klaus Eckett
  - Sound Recording
    
    Herbert Maier
  - Sound Recording
    
    Josef Listl
  - Sound Recording
    
    Stefan Schieder
  - Sound Recording
    
    Colin Charles
  - Sound [5]
    
    Tetsuya Ohashi
  - Sound Engineer [6]
    
    Bernard Rochut
  - Sound Re-recording
    
    Gerry Humphreys
  - Sound Editor
    
    Frank Schreiner
  - Electronic Sound
    
    Brian Hodgson
  Consultant:
  - Technical Adviser [6]
    
    Pierre Pardon
  - Interpreter [1]
    
    Jutta Rupp
  - Interpreter [5]
    
    Margaretha Krapf
  - Projectionist
    
    Hans Herminghaus
  - Projectionist
    
    Peter Huber
  - Chief Production Dispatcher
    
    Winfried Bauer
  - Chief Production Dispatcher
    
    Mathias Kuhnel
  - Production Dispatcher
    
    Tatiana Arnold
  - Production Dispatcher
    
    Oliver Hengst
  - Production Dispatcher
    
    Stefan Jedele
  - Production Dispatcher
    
    Dieter Rendel
  - Production Dispatcher
    
    Manfred Blank
  - Production Dispatcher
    
    Michael Marr
  - Production Dispatcher
    
    William Trichter
  - Production Dispatcher
    
    Markus Jedele
  - Production Dispatcher [Industrial Film U
    
    Hubert Kneier
  - Observer (National Film Board of Canada)
    
    Jacques Bobet
  - American Cinematographer Representative
    
    Herb Lightman
  Publicity:
  - Publicity Director
    
    Vic Heutschy
  - Publicist
    
    Fred Gesenger
  - Publicity Secretary
    
    Jutta Niehaus