Movies: Criterion Box Sets
by qempyrean | created - 19 Aug 2021 | updated - 1 month ago | PublicFilms neither individually spine-numbered nor listed on front cover of main box; includes stray features in non-Eclipse sets without spine numbers.
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1. The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)
Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur who also happens to be a master swordsman.
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Masayo Banri, Ryûzô Shimada, Hajime Mitamura
Votes: 5,906
2. The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962)
Not Rated | 72 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The blind masseur and swordsman, Zatoichi, learns of a powerful political figure's secret and is quickly tailed by a group of killers.
Director: Kazuo Mori | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Yaeko Mizutani, Masayo Banri, Tomisaburô Wakayama
Votes: 2,781
3. New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)
Not Rated | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Wishing to find peace, Zatoichi travels to his old village but only finds trouble when he ends up in a love triangle and finds old scores have followed him home.
Director: Tokuzô Tanaka | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Mikiko Tsubouchi, Seizaburô Kawazu, Fujio Suga
Votes: 2,379
4. Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963)
Not Rated | 86 min | Drama, Adventure, Action
A yakuza gang targets the blind masseur Zatoichi after he defeats their group in a wrestling match. Meanwhile a long lost love of Zatoichi's returns to his life.
Director: Tokuzô Tanaka | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Miwa Takada, Masayo Banri, Jun'ichirô Narita
Votes: 2,018
5. Zatoichi on the Road (1963)
PG | 85 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Zatoichi promises to deliver a maiden safely home but finds two dangerous gangs have a mysterious interest in the young girl.
Director: Kimiyoshi Yasuda | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Shiho Fujimura, Ryûzô Shimada, Reiko Fujiwara
Votes: 1,986
6. Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964)
Not Rated | 83 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Zatoichi is mistaken for a thief. To clear his name he must find and defeat the real villain.
Director: Kazuo Ikehiro | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Shôgo Shimada, Mikiko Tsubouchi, Machiko Hasegawa
Votes: 1,835
7. Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964)
Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After being wounded in a fight, Zatoichi is nursed to health by a young woman and her father. Now indebted to the family, he works to protect their ferry business from local thugs.
Director: Kazuo Ikehiro | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Tatsuo Endô, Takashi Etajima, Ryûtarô Gomi
Votes: 1,707
8. Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964)
Not Rated | 87 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When Zatoichi witnesses the murder of a young mother he promises to deliver the baby to the father. Along the way he gains the help of a reluctant criminal.
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Saburô Date, Kôji Fujiyama, Chikara Hashimoto
Votes: 1,885
9. Adventures of Zatoichi (1964)
Not Rated | 86 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The blind swordsman tries to locate a girl's missing father.
Director: Kimiyoshi Yasuda | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Miwa Takada, Eiko Takashiro, Kichijirô Ueda
Votes: 1,534
10. Zatoichi's Revenge (1965)
Not Rated | 84 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After Zatoichi learns of his sensei's murder he uncovers a horrible conspiracy involving the local government and crime family.
Director: Akira Inoue | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Norihei Miki, Mikiko Tsubouchi, Takeshi Katô
Votes: 1,524
11. Zatoichi and the Doomed Man (1965)
Not Rated | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The blind masseur and swordsman, Zatoichi, searches for proof an imprisoned man's innocence.
Director: Kazuo Mori | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Kanbi Fujiyama, Eiko Takashiro, Masako Akeboshi
Votes: 1,368
12. Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965)
Not Rated | 87 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A samurai with a high skill in chess makes friends with Zatoichi, who finds that things become peculiar in his presence.
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Mikio Narita, Chizu Hayashi, Kaneko Iwasaki
Votes: 1,595
13. Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966)
Not Rated | 83 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Promising to make a delivery for a dying man, the blind swordsman Zatoichi comes across the usual crime gangs but also meets a blind monk who brings into question his use of violence.
Director: Tokuzô Tanaka | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Shigeru Amachi, Jun Hamamura, Mayumi Ogawa
Votes: 1,294
14. Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966)
Not Rated | 82 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Zatoichi's trek through 88 temples to atone for his violent past is interrupted as he stumbles into a village terrorized by a violent yakuza boss.
Director: Kazuo Ikehiro | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Michiyo Yasuda, Kunie Tanaka, Hisashi Igawa
Votes: 1,210
15. Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967)
Not Rated | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Zatoichi, while fighting off the usual group of gangsters, meets the apprentice of the swordsman who created his blade, who relays bad news about the sword.
Director: Kimiyoshi Yasuda | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Shiho Fujimura, Yoshihiko Aoyama, Makoto Fujita
Votes: 1,399
16. Zatoichi the Outlaw (1967)
Not Rated | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In a town where debt-ridden peasants are being ruthlessly exploited, Zatoichi is forced to take sides between a cruel yakuza boss and his seemingly altruistic rival.
Director: Satsuo Yamamoto | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Rentarô Mikuni, Kô Nishimura, Yûko Hamada
Votes: 1,369
17. Zatoichi Challenged (1967)
Not Rated | 87 min | Drama, Adventure, Action
After an artist is threatened by the yakuza into creating valuable but highly illegal pornography, the law aims to execute him. Zatoichi, having been honor bound to protect the man and his family, must now run against the law.
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Jûshirô Konoe, Miwa Takada, Yukiji Asaoka
Votes: 1,509
18. Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968)
Not Rated | 82 min | Drama, Action, Adventure
Zatoichi runs afoul of some evil fugitives, working for a corrupt law official.
Director: Kimiyoshi Yasuda | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Kayo Mikimoto, Kyôsuke Machida, Takashi Shimura
Votes: 1,294
19. Samaritan Zatoichi (1968)
Not Rated | 84 min | Drama, Action, Adventure
Zatoichi is tricked by a crime gang into killing a man. Realizing his mistake, he sets out to protect the dead man's sister, who is conflicted in accepting his help.
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Yoshiko Mita, Makoto Satô, Kô Nishimura
Votes: 1,309
20. Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970)
Not Rated | 115 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Zatoichi tries to unrest the mob rule over a small village all while the gang leader's bodyguard is actually the Yojimbo, secretly taking the gang down from the inside. Will the two heroes realize in time that they are on the same side?
Director: Kihachi Okamoto | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Shintarô Katsu, Ayako Wakao, Osamu Takizawa
Votes: 2,830
21. Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Adventure, Action
Zatoichi meets an infamous blind leader of a gangster organization as he contends with a gloomy ronin widower.
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Reiko Ôhara, Pîtâ, Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Votes: 1,553
22. Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman (1971)
Not Rated | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Two of Japan and China's greatest heroic swordsman find themselves caught in a plot to protect a young child. But will national distrust and simple misunderstanding keep the two kindred spirits apart?
Director: Kimiyoshi Yasuda | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Jimmy Wang Yu, Michie Terada, Kôji Nanbara
Votes: 1,720
23. Zatoichi at Large (1972)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Action, Adventure
On the road, Zatoichi meets a dying pregnant woman and delivers the child moments before she passes. Honor bound, he sets out to find the next-of-kin who he discovers have their own problems.
Director: Kazuo Mori | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Rentarô Mikuni, Hisaya Morishige, Etsushi Takahashi
Votes: 1,098
24. Zatoichi in Desperation (1972)
Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After accidentally causing an old lady's death, Zatoichi seeks out her daughter to atone for the tragedy, consequently getting into all sorts of trouble.
Director: Shintarô Katsu | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Kiwako Taichi, Kyoko Yoshizawa, Yasuhiro Koume
Votes: 1,146
25. Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973)
Not Rated | 88 min | Action, Drama
Zatoichi returns to his home village for the first time in over ten years to find much has changed and that corruption abounds.
Director: Kimiyoshi Yasuda | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Yukiyo Toake, Eiji Okada, Kei Satô
Votes: 1,090
26. The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins (1970)
Not Rated | 31 min | Documentary, Short, Music
A portrait of the great Texas bluesman, 'Lightnin' Hopkins. The film includes interviews and a performance by Hopkins.
Directors: Les Blank, Skip Gerson | Stars: Lightnin Hopkins, Billy Bizor, Mance Lipscomb, Ruth Ames
Votes: 867
27. God Respects Us When We Work, But Loves Us When We Dance (1968)
Not Rated | 20 min | Documentary, Short, Music
Documentation of 1967 Los Angeles Easter Sunday Love-In.
Directors: Les Blank, Skip Gerson | Star: Ken Patterson
Votes: 378
28. Spend It All (1972)
Not Rated | 41 min | Documentary, Short, Music
Portrait of the Cajun lifestyle in Southwest Louisiana.
Directors: Les Blank, Skip Gerson | Stars: Nathan Abshire, Glenn Allensan, Savy Augustine, Dewey Balfa
Votes: 396
29. A Well-Spent Life (1971)
Not Rated | 44 min | Documentary, Short, Music
A deeply moving tribute to the Texas songster, Mance Lipscomb, considered by many to be the greatest guitarist of all time.
Directors: Les Blank, Skip Gerson | Stars: Mance Lipscomb, Elnora Lipscomb, Hattie Franklin, Alfred Franklin
Votes: 542
30. Dry Wood (1973)
Not Rated | 37 min | Documentary, Short, Music
A portrait of black Creole life in the Louisiana Delta, accompanied by the hot sounds of Zydeco music.
Directors: Les Blank, Maureen Gosling | Stars: Alphonse Ardoin, Gustave Ardoin, Morris Ardoin, Lawrence Ardoin
Votes: 282
31. Hot Pepper (1973)
Not Rated | 54 min | Documentary, Music
Documentary about noted Zydeco artist Clifton Chenier. Based out of New Orleans, Chenier was the self-crowned "King" of Zydeco (a New Orleans musical hybrid containing elements of blues, ... See full summary »
Director: Les Blank | Stars: Clifton Chenier, Cleveland Chenier, Robert St. Julien, Felix James Benit
Votes: 299
32. Always for Pleasure (1978)
Not Rated | 58 min | Documentary, Music
A look at the spirit of New Orleans. First a funeral: Allen Toussaint explains that you arrive slow and cut up afterwards. Then it's food, with a lesson in eating crayfish at Frankie and ... See full summary »
Director: Les Blank | Stars: Kid Thomas, Allen Toussaint, Blue Lu Barker, Irma Thomas
Votes: 574
33. Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers (1980)
Not Rated | 51 min | Documentary, History
A documentary on the history of garlic. Blank interviews chefs, garlic lovers, and historians about the their love of the 'stinking rose.'
Director: Les Blank | Stars: Anzonini Del Puerto, Kathleen Bendel, Harrod Blank, Mary T. Brown
Votes: 883
34. Sprout Wings and Fly (1983)
Not Rated | 30 min | Documentary, Short, Music
A documentary about Tommy Jarrell, a fiddler from North Carolina. This films shows a bit of his current life and those around him and includes a lot of his Appalachian Old-Time music.
Directors: Les Blank, Cece Conway, Alice Gerrard | Stars: Tommy Jarrell, Julie Jarrell Lyons, Togie McGee, Edith Hicks
Votes: 267
35. In Heaven There Is No Beer? (1984)
Not Rated | 51 min | Documentary, Music
A portrait of the life, culture and food surrounding the lovers of Polka music. The title is taken from an old Polka standard. Stars of the Polka world are highlighted.
Director: Les Blank | Stars: Dick Pillar, Walter Szczypula, Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra, The Marion Lush Orchestra
Votes: 362
36. Gap-Toothed Women (1987)
Not Rated | 31 min | Short, Documentary
A charming valentine to women born with a space between their teeth.
Director: Les Blank | Stars: Teresa Peacock, Sherry Dorst, Tobe Melora Correal, Susie Bruder
Votes: 473
37. Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of the Cajun and Creole Cooking of Louisiana (1990)
Not Rated | 31 min | Documentary, Short
"Les Blank marries his passion for spicy, down home food and his love for Cajuns and Creoles in this mouth-watering, exploration of the cooking, and other enthusiasms, of French-speaking ... See full summary »
Director: Les Blank | Stars: Marc Savoy, Paul Prudhomme, Margaret Chenier, Ida Guillory
Votes: 306
38. The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists (1995)
Not Rated | 54 min | Documentary
This documentary from Les Blank follows the indomitable Gerald "The Maestro" Gaxiola, who turned to a life of prolific art making after years as an aircraft mechanic, traveling salesman, and body builder.
Director: Les Blank | Stars: Gerald Gaxiola, Alice Gaxiola, Peter Mollica, Peter William Brown
Votes: 265
39. Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Aguabella (1995)
Not Rated | 35 min | Documentary, Short, Music
A documentary about the music and influence that Francisco Aguabella has had on the world.
Director: Les Blank | Stars: Bill Graham, Francisco Aguabella, John Santos, Carlos 'Patato' Valdés
Votes: 151
40. Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)
Not Rated | 84 min | Action, Adventure
The story of a Ronin (i.e. a masterless samurai) who wanders the countryside of Japan with his small child, having various adventures.
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Tomisaburô Wakayama, Fumio Watanabe, Gô Katô, Tomoko Mayama
Votes: 8,884
41. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972)
Not Rated | 81 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Trailed by a clan of female ninja, Ogami is paid to assassinate a clan traitor accompanied by three killers known as the Gods of Death.
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Tomisaburô Wakayama, Kayo Matsuo, Minoru Ôki, Akiji Kobayashi
Votes: 6,861
42. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972)
R | 89 min | Action, Drama
Ogami Itto volunteers to be tortured by the yakuza to save a prostitute and is hired by their leader to kill an evil chamberlain.
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Tomisaburô Wakayama, Gô Katô, Yûko Hama, Isao Yamagata
Votes: 5,608
43. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril (1972)
Not Rated | 81 min | Action, Thriller
Ogami is hired to kill a tattooed female assassin. Gunbei Yagyu, an enemy samurai, happens upon Ogami's son, and sees his chance for revenge.
Director: Buichi Saitô | Stars: Tomisaburô Wakayama, Yoichi Hayashi, Michi Azuma, Akihiro Tomikawa
Votes: 4,959
44. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons (1973)
Not Rated | 89 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Five warriors challenge Ogami to duels. Each holds a part of information needed to complete the assassination of a mad clan leader.
Director: Kenji Misumi | Stars: Tomisaburô Wakayama, Michiyo Yasuda, Akihiro Tomikawa, Shingo Yamashiro
Votes: 4,627
45. Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell (1974)
Not Rated | 83 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the sixth and final film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, the final conflict between Ogami Itto and the Yagyu clan is carried out.
Director: Yoshiyuki Kuroda | Stars: Tomisaburô Wakayama, Akihiro Tomikawa, Junko Hitomi, Gorô Mutsumi
Votes: 4,300
46. The Games of the V Olympiad Stockholm, 1912 (2017)
Not Rated | 170 min | Documentary, Sport
Newly restored and assembled by the International Olympic Committee, The Games of the V Olympiad Stockholm, 1912 (Stockholm 1912) is the earliest comprehensive moving-image record of the modern Olympic Games that survives today.
Director: Adrian Wood | Stars: Georg Aberg, Benjamin Adams, Platt Adams, Erik Almlof
Votes: 177
47. The Olympic Games Held at Chamonix in 1924 (1925)
Not Rated | 37 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
A documentary covering the Olympic Games at Chamonix in 1924.
Director: Jean de Rovera
Votes: 140
48. The Olympic Games as They Were Practiced in Ancient Greece (1924)
Not Rated | 8 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
A documentary on the Olympic games of ancient Greece, made during the 1924 games.
Director: Jean de Rovera
Votes: 228
49. The Olympic Games in Paris 1924 (1925)
Not Rated | 174 min | Documentary, Sport
A documentary on the 1924 Olympic Game in Paris.
Director: Jean de Rovera
Votes: 104
50. The White Stadium (1928)
Not Rated | 124 min | Documentary, Sport
A documentary about the 1928 St. Moritz Olympics.
Directors: Arnold Fanck, Othmar Gurtner | Stars: Sonja Henie, Alf Andersen, Bertel Backmann, Sherwin Badger
Votes: 217
51. The IX Olympiad in Amsterdam (1928)
Not Rated | 251 min | Documentary, Sport
A documentary on the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam.
Votes: 65
52. The Olympic Games, Amsterdam 1928 (1928)
Not Rated | 110 min | Documentary, Sport
A documentary on the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam.
Director: Wilhelm Prager
Votes: 73
53. Jugend der Welt. Der Film von den IV. Olympischen Winterspielen in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (1936)
Not Rated | 38 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
This Nazi propaganda film covers the 1936 Winter Olympics that were held in Germany.
Directors: Herbert Brieger, Carl Junghans | Star: Adolf Hitler
Votes: 153
54. Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations (1938)
Not Rated | 111 min | Documentary, Sport
The document of the 1936 Olympics at Berlin.
Director: Leni Riefenstahl | Stars: David Albritton, Arvo Askola, Jack Beresford, Erwin Blask
Votes: 5,240
55. Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty (1938)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Sport
The document of the 1936 Olympics at Berlin, orchestrated as Nazi propaganda.
Director: Leni Riefenstahl | Stars: Sheigo Arai, Jack Beresford, Ralf Berzsenyi, Ferenc Csík
Votes: 4,326
56. Fight Without Hate (1948)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary, Sport
A documentary covering the 1948 Olympic Games in St. Moritz.
Director: André Michel | Stars: Gretchen Fraser, Finn Helgesen, Nils Karlsson, Reidar Liaklev
Votes: 76
57. XIVth Olympiad: The Glory of Sport (1948)
Not Rated | 138 min | Documentary, Sport
Documentary on the 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad. They were an international multi-sport event which was held in London, England.
Director: Castleton Knight | Stars: Ted Husing, Bill Stern, Harold Abrahams, Otto Mønsted Acthon
Votes: 145
58. The VI Olympic Winter Games, Oslo 1952 (1952)
Not Rated | 103 min | Documentary, Sport
A documentary covering the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.
Director: Tancred Ibsen | Stars: Hjalmar 'Hjallis' Andersen, King Olav V
Votes: 79
59. Where the World Meets (1952)
Not Rated | 101 min | Documentary, Sport
Part one of the official film of XV Olympics in Helsinki 1952.
Director: Hannu Leminen | Stars: Carl-Erik Creutz, Reino Palmroth, Usko Santavuori, Trygve Lie
Votes: 84
60. Gold and Glory (1953)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary, Sport
Part two of the official film of XV Olympics in Helsinki 1952.
Director: Hannu Leminen | Stars: Reino Palmroth, Paavo Nurmi
Votes: 74
61. Memories of the Olympic Summer of 1952 (1954)
Not Rated | 50 min | Documentary, Sport
Documentary footage from the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki.
Director: Holger Harrivirta | Star: Matti Tamminen
Votes: 75
62. White Vertigo (1956)
Not Rated | 96 min | Documentary, Sport
A documentary covering the 1956 Olympic Games in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
Director: Giorgio Ferroni | Stars: Emma Albright, Renzo Alvera, Max Angst, Nikolai Anikin
Votes: 134
63. Olympic Games: 1956 (1956)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary, Sport
A documentary covering the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne.
Director: Peter Whitchurch | Stars: Viktor Ageyev, Pyotr Breus, Ivo Cipci, Ron Clarke
Votes: 76
64. The Melbourne Rendez-vous (1957)
Not Rated | 106 min | Documentary, Sport
The official filmed record of the 1956 Olympic Games in Australia.
Director: René Lucot | Stars: François Périer, Voitto Hellstén, Veikko Karvonen, Alain Mimoun
Votes: 76
65. Alain Mimoun (1959)
Not Rated | 24 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
A documentary about French marathon runner Alain Mimoun at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne.
Director: Louis Gueguen
Votes: 72
66. Hästen i centrum (1956)
Not Rated | 16 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
A documentary covering the equestrian events of 1956 Olympic Games in Stockholm.
Votes: 84
67. People, Hopes, Medals (1960)
Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary
A documentary covering the 1960 Winter Olympic Games in Squaw Valley, California.
Director: Heribert Meisel | Stars: Bing Crosby, Tony Curtis, Heinz Fischer-Karwin, Janet Leigh
Votes: 59
68. The Grand Olympics (1961)
Not Rated | 147 min | Documentary, Sport
142 minutes of the film speak of events and athletes that have characterized the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.
Director: Romolo Marcellini | Stars: Livio Berruti, Abebe Bikila, Ralph Boston, Al Cantello
Votes: 131
69. IX Olympic Winter Games, Innsbruck 1964 (1964)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Sport
Theo Hörmann's official International Olympic Committee documentary chronicling the events leading up to, during and after the IX Olympic Winter Games held in Innsbruck, Austria in 1964.
Director: Theo Hörmann | Stars: Bob Beattie, Heinz Engelmann, Ernst Grissemann, Christl Haas
Votes: 65
70. Tokyo Olympiad (1965)
Not Rated | 170 min | Documentary, Sport
Kon Ichikawa examines the beauty and rich drama on display at the 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo, creating a record of observations that range from the expansive to the intimate.
Director: Kon Ichikawa | Stars: Antonio Ambu, Gary Anderson, Gerry Ashworth, Polina Astakhova
Votes: 2,204
71. Sensation of the Century (1966)
Not Rated | 156 min | Documentary, Sport
A documentary covering the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo. It consists primarily of footage edited from the documentary TOKYO OLYMPIAD, directed by Kon Ichikawa.
Directors: Nobumasa Kawamoto, Suketaru Taguchi | Stars: Hirohito, Empress Kojun, Yoshinori Sakai
Votes: 47
72. Challenge in the Snow (1968)
Not Rated | 112 min | Documentary, Sport
A documentary about the Winter Olympics.
Directors: Claude Lelouch, François Reichenbach | Stars: Peggy Fleming, Jean-Claude Killy, Dalida, Charles de Gaulle
Votes: 160
73. Snows of Grenoble (1968)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary, Sport
Film of the 10th Olympic Winter Games in Grenoble.
Directors: Jacques Ertaud, Jean-Jacques Languepin
Votes: 46
74. The Olympics in Mexico (1969)
G | 120 min | Documentary, Sport
Mexican former Olympic swimmer Alberto Isaac's record of Mexico 68 is a celebration not of national achievement, but of individual heroism. This thoughtful and comprehensive film bristles with offbeat moments and yields iconic images.
Director: Alberto Isaac | Stars: Enrique Lizalde, Roberto Morales
Votes: 146
75. Sapporo Winter Olympics (1972)
Not Rated | 167 min | Documentary, Sport
A documentary about the 1972 Winter Olympic Games in Sapporo, Japan.
Director: Masahiro Shinoda
Votes: 115
76. Visions of Eight (1973)
G | 110 min | Documentary, Sport
Eight film artists from different countries are given carte blanche to make a collection of short documentaries on the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, offering unexpected, original and often humorous perspectives.
Directors: Milos Forman, Kon Ichikawa, Claude Lelouch, Yuriy Ozerov, Arthur Penn, Michael Pfleghar, John Schlesinger, Mai Zetterling | Stars: Vasiliy Alekseev, Nikolay Avilov, Valery Borzov, Avery Brundage
Votes: 748 | Gross: $0.28M
77. White Rock (1977)
Not Rated | 77 min | Documentary, Sport
Documentary about the Winter Olympics in Innsbruck 1976.
Director: Tony Maylam | Star: James Coburn
Votes: 159
78. Games of the XXI Olympiad (1977)
Not Rated | 118 min | Documentary, Sport
-The Olympic Stadium in Montreal (Canada) stands during a snowstorm into the 1976-77 winter season. As we see it, it makes us remember that the Olympic Games were there several months ago. ... See full summary »
Directors: Jean Beaudin, Marcel Carrière, Georges Dufaux, Jean-Claude Labrecque | Stars: Vasiliy Alekseev, Mykola Avilov, Gerd Bonk, Waldemar Cierpinski
Votes: 310
79. Olympic Spirit (1980)
Not Rated | 27 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
A documentary covering the 1980 Olympic Games in Lake Placid.
Directors: Drummond Challis, Tony Maylam
Votes: 79
80. O Sport, You Are Peace! (1981)
Not Rated | 149 min | Documentary, Sport
A documentary showing the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow. The director was awarded the State Prize of the USSR in 1982.
Directors: Yuriy Ozerov, Fyodor Khitruk, Boris Rychkov
Votes: 108
81. A Turning Point (1984)
Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary, Sport
A documentary covering the 1984 Olympic Games in Sarajevo.
Director: Kim Takal
Votes: 59
82. 16 Days of Glory (1985)
G | 284 min | Documentary, Sport
The definitive photographic record of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, told "from the inside" through the lives of the participants, the words of David Perry, and the singing voice of Placido... See full summary »
Director: Bud Greenspan | Stars: David Perry, Jose Abascal, Saïd Aouita, Evelyn Ashford
Votes: 302 | Gross: $0.08M
83. Calgary '88: 16 Days of Glory (1989 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 202 min | Documentary, Sport
A documentary covering the 1988 Olympic Games in Calgary.
Director: Bud Greenspan | Star: David Perry
Votes: 82
84. Seoul, 1988 (1989)
139 min | Documentary, Sport
Official film of the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Director: Kwang-Soo Lee | Stars: Tamás Darnyi, Ben Johnson, Florence Griffith Joyner, Anthony Nesty
Votes: 12
85. Hand in Hand (1989)
Not Rated | 119 min | Documentary, Sport
A documentary covering the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul.
Director: Im Kwon-taek | Star: Kee-chung Sohn
Votes: 57
86. Beyond All Barriers (1989)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary, Sport
A documentary covering the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul.
Director: Lee Ji-won
Votes: 50
87. One Light, One World (1992)
Not Rated | 104 min | Documentary, Sport
A documentary chronicling the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France.
Directors: R. Douglas Copsey, Joe Jay Jalbert | Star: Don LaFontaine
Votes: 52
88. Marathon (1993)
Not Rated | 130 min | Documentary, Sport
A view of the Olympic Games at Barcelona, using the marathon race as the weaving thread.
Director: Carlos Saura | Stars: Dieter Baumann, Larry Bird, Hassiba Boulmerka, Fermín Cacho
Votes: 144
89. Lillehammer '94: 16 Days of Glory (1994 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 209 min | Documentary, Sport
A documentary covering the 1994 Olympic Games in Lillehammer.
Director: Bud Greenspan | Star: Will Lyman
Votes: 100
90. Atlanta's Olympic Glory (1997 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 206 min | Documentary, Sport
A documentary covering the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.
Director: Bud Greenspan | Stars: Gary Hall Jr., Michael Johnson, Jackie Joyner, Carl Lewis
Votes: 82
91. Nagano '98 Olympics: Bud Greenspan's Stories of Honor and Glory (1998 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 119 min | Documentary, Sport
A documentary covering the 1998 Olympic Games in Nagano.
Director: Bud Greenspan | Stars: Lu Chen, Deborah Compagnoni, Kirstin Holum, Will Lyman
Votes: 65
92. Olympic Glory (1999)
Not Rated | 42 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
A documentary covering the 1998 Olympic Games in Nagano, filmed for IMAX presentations.
Director: Kieth Merrill | Stars: Stacy Keach, Yayoi Swapp
Votes: 153
93. Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory (2001 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 117 min | Documentary, Sport
A documentary covering the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.
Directors: Andrew Squicciarini, Sydney Thayer, Bud Greenspan | Stars: Bob Costas, Stacy Dragilla, Tommy Emmanuel, Cathy Freeman
Votes: 81
94. Salt Lake City 2002: Bud Greenspan's Stories of Olympic Glory (2003 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 119 min | Documentary, Sport
Award-winning sports chronicler Bud Greenspan delivers a powerful and emotional look at six individual stories in the official film of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City. ... See full summary »
Director: Bud Greenspan | Stars: Stefania Belmondo, Bonnie Blair, Herb Brooks, George W. Bush
Votes: 81
95. Bud Greenspan's Athens 2004: Stories of Olympic Glory (2005 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 96 min | Documentary, Sport
Bud Greenspan presents this look at the 2004 Summer Games. Featured athletes include fencer Mariel Zagunis, track's Hicham El Guerrouj, softball's Lisa Fernandez, weightlifter Pyrros Dimas,... See full summary »
Director: Bud Greenspan | Stars: Ottavio Cinquanta, Will Lyman, Jacques Rogge, Constantinos Stephanopoulos
Votes: 60
96. Bud Greenspan's Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory (2007 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Sport
Bud Greenspan looks back at the most interesting stories from the 2006 Olympic Winter Games.
Directors: Nancy Beffa, Bud Greenspan, Michael Schanzer, Andrew Squicciarini, Sydney Thayer | Stars: Kjetil André Aamodt, Shizuka Arakawa, Joey Cheek, Sasha Cohen
Votes: 56
97. The Everlasting Flame (2009)
Not Rated | 101 min | Documentary, Sport
A documentary covering the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
Director: Jun Gu | Star: Mark Griffiths
Votes: 84
98. Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory (2010 TV Movie)
TV-G | 116 min | Documentary, Sport
The final Olympics documentary produced by legendary filmmaker Bud Greenspan before his death at age 84 is this typically riveting, emotionally involving portrait of athletes competing at ... See full summary »
Director: Nancy Beffa
Votes: 56
99. First (2012)
Not Rated | 109 min | Documentary, Sport
The Official Film of the XXXth Olympic Games to be held in London, following the stories of twelve first-time Olympians from around the world.
Director: Caroline Rowland | Stars: John Orozco, Heena Sidhu, David Rudisha, Majlinda Kelmendi
Votes: 125
100. Godzilla (1954)
Not Rated | 96 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
American nuclear weapons testing results in the creation of a seemingly unstoppable dinosaur-like beast.
Director: Ishirô Honda | Stars: Takashi Shimura, Akihiko Hirata, Akira Takarada, Momoko Kôchi
Votes: 39,714 | Gross: $2.42M
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