King of the Olympics: The Lives and Loves of Avery Brundage (1988)

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Director:

Lee Philips

Writer:

William Wood

Stars:

David Selby, Renée Soutendijk, Sybil Maas

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
David Selby	...	Avery Brundage
Renée Soutendijk	...	Linnea Dresden
Sybil Maas	...	Elizabeth Brundage
Shelagh McLeod	...	Frances Blakely
Kristoffer Tabori	...	Chester Brundage
Pat Starr	...	Minnie Brundage
John Evans	...	Uncle Brundage
Sheila Coren Tissot	...	Aunt Germaine
Nicholas Hawtrey	...	David Burghley
Roland Waden	...	Carl Diem
Michael Morris	...	Gus Kirby
Van Doude	...	Siegfried Edstrom
Oskar Freitag	...	Adolf Hitler
Mel Cobb	...	Jim Thorpe
Ronnie Britton	...	Jesse Owens

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

olympic games | olympics | 

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Genres:

Biography | Sport

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 September 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

King of the Olympics

Company Credits

Production Co:

Harmony Gold

Technical Specs

Runtime:

240 min (2 parts)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

An interesting document drama

I must admit that I had never heard of this man who was a high Olympic Committee executive; a man who did much for the sport and Olympics in particular. What is very annoying here is that the editing mixes present moments and flashbacks in such a way that you finally don't know in what era you actually are. The film focuses on his personal life as well. It also emphasizes the way he fought to maintain the Olympics games in Berlin against the other executives's will to cancel the games because of Hitler's rise to power in Germany. He also fought to maintain the Olympic games as an amateur movement, and not a professional one where athletes earn money. Well, I learned lot in this TV movie, so far it is faithful to actual events. It could have never been made for big screen audiences, for sure. That's why I crave so much for such TV material. and the acting is also so effective.