This 2 DVD collection documents the history of the Olympic Games from 1896-2000. Released in the Summer of 2004 right before the Athens Games by Viastar Distribution, the International Olympic Committee footage captures the athletes and the games as they progressed through the modern era. Filmmaker Sandra Carter sets the games in the context of specific political events unfolding at the same time in different parts of the world. Carter notes with irony that these often-violent incidents were at odds with the Olympics' basic tenets of peaceful competition. Featurettes include :The Rise of Nazism, The Cold War, Years of Protest, and The End of Communism. This is a Region 1 encoded with language in English only, although the subtitle options include Arabic, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish. Total run time is 164 minutes and to obtain your copy visit Amazon.com where you can order new or used copies.
