IX Olympic Winter Games, Innsbruck 1964
IX Olympische Winterspiele, Innsbruck 1964
Austria • 1964
Director
Synopsis
Joy and good humor pervades Theo Hörmann's documentary record of the 1964 Games in Austria. Shot in Agfacolor, it nurtures a folkloric image of Tyrol, with its quaint mountain farms and obligatory yodeling. Hörmann deploys shots from a helicopter to present the landscape of Tyrol but also to show the skills of the athletes.
Synopsis
Joy and good humor pervades Theo Hörmann's documentary record of the 1964 Games in Austria. Shot in Agfacolor, it nurtures a folkloric image of Tyrol, with its quaint mountain farms and obligatory yodeling. Hörmann deploys shots from a helicopter to present the landscape of Tyrol but also to show the skills of the athletes.
Credits
Crew
DirectorTheo Hörmann
WriterKurt Jeschko, Hans Hömberg
ComposerBert Breit
EditorLilo Primavesi, Helga Bernetti
ProducerTheo Hörmann
Cast
Heinz Engelmannas Narrator
Ernst Grissemannas Narrator
Christl Haasas Self (archive footage)
Traudl Hecheras Self (archive footage)