Directed by
| Milos Forman | ... | (segment "The Decathlon") |
| Kon Ichikawa | ... | (segment "The Fastest") |
| Claude Lelouch | ... | (segment "The Losers") |
| Yuriy Ozerov | ... | (segment "The Beginning") |
| Arthur Penn | ... | (segment "The Highest") |
| Michael Pfleghar | ... | (segment "The Women") |
| John Schlesinger | ... | (segment "The Longest") |
| Mai Zetterling | ... | (segment "The Strongest") |
Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)
| David Hughes | ... | (segment) (segment "The Strongest") |
| Deliara Ozerowa | ... | (writer) |
| Shuntarô Tanikawa | ... | (segment) (segment "The Fastest") |
Cast
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Vasiliy Alekseev | ... | Self |
| Nikolay Avilov | ... | Self | |
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Valery Borzov | ... | Self |
| Avery Brundage | ... | Self | |
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Maurice Charlotin | ... | Self - Runner |
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Hasely Crawford | ... | Self |
| Milos Forman | ... | Narrator | |
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Ilona Gusenbauer | ... | Self |
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Ron Hill | ... | Self |
| Kon Ichikawa | ... | Narrator | |
| Caitlyn Jenner | ... | Self (as Bruce Jenner) | |
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Olga Korbut | ... | Self |
| Claude Lelouch | ... | Narrator | |
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Don MacGregor | ... | Self - Runner |
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Ulrike Meyfarth | ... | Self |
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Wolfgang Nordwig | ... | Self |
| Yuriy Ozerov | ... | Narrator | |
| Arthur Penn | ... | Narrator | |
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Terry Perdue | ... | Self |
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Michael Pfleghar | ... | Narrator |
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Heide Rosendahl | ... | Self |
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Wolfgang Sawallisch | ... | Self |
| John Schlesinger | ... | Narrator | |
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Kate Schmidt | ... | Self - Javelin |
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Heidi Schüller | ... | Self |
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Robert Seagren | ... | Self (as Bob Seagren) |
| Frank Shorter | ... | Self | |
| Mark Spitz | ... | Self | |
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Chris Taylor | ... | Self |
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Robert Taylor | ... | Self |
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Ludmilla Turishcheva | ... | Self |
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Mamo Wolde | ... | Self |
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Günter Zahn | ... | Self |
| Mai Zetterling | ... | Narrator | |
Produced by
| Stan Margulies | ... | producer |
| Pierre Pardon | ... | supervising producer |
| David L. Wolper | ... | producer |
| Isao Zeniya | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Henry Mancini | ||
Cinematography by
| Daniel Bocly | ... | (segment "The Losers") |
| Michael J. Davis | ... | (segment "The Fastest") (as Mike Davis) |
| Rune Ericson | ... | (segment "The Strongest") |
| Alan Hume | ... | (segment "The Fastest") |
| Walter Lassally | ... | (segment "The Highest") |
| Jörgen Persson | ... | (segment "The Decathlon") |
| Igor Slabnevich | ... | (segment "The Beginning") |
| Ernst Wild | ... | (segment "The Women") |
| Arthur Wooster | ... | (segment "The Longest") |
| Masuo Yamaguchi | ... | (segment "The Fastest") |
Editing by
| Dede Allen | ||
| Catherine Bernard | ||
| Jim Clark | ||
| Lars Hagström | ||
| Edward Roberts | ||
| Margot von Schlieffen | ||
Production Management
| Hartmut Bahr | ... | unit manager |
| Kurt Berthold | ... | production manager |
| Udo Graf Lambsdorff | ... | unit manager |
| Conrad Holzgang | ... | production executive |
| Rainer Klingenfuss | ... | unit manager |
| Wieland Liebske | ... | unit manager |
| Dieter Meyer | ... | unit manager |
| Renate Neuchl | ... | unit manager |
| Pierre Pardon | ... | production supervisor |
| Bodo Schwope | ... | unit manager |
| Dietmar Siegert | ... | unit manager |
| Phillips Wylly Sr. | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Robert Larson | ... | executive in charge of production (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Alexander Grasshoff | ... | second unit director (as Alex Grasshoff) |
| Charles Gérard | ... | assistant director |
| Saburobei Hirano | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Rene Borisewitz | ... | sound |
| Colin Charles | ... | sound recordist |
| Roy Charman | ... | sound |
| Klaus Eckelt | ... | sound |
| Brian Hodgson | ... | electronic sound |
| Gerry Humphreys | ... | sound |
| Josef Listl | ... | sound |
| Herbert Maier | ... | sound |
| Stefaan Schieder | ... | boom operator |
| Bill Varney | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Tetsuya Ôhashi | ... | sound (as Tetsuya Ohashi) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Helmut R. Ammon | ... | camera operator |
| Alex Barbey | ... | camera operator |
| Willy Bogner | ... | camera operator |
| Tony Coggans | ... | camera operator |
| Ronald Collins | ... | camera operator |
| Dick Enderson | ... | camera operator |
| Mike Evans | ... | assistant camera |
| Herbert Fischer | ... | gaffer |
| Dieter Gaebler | ... | camera operator |
| Atze Glanert | ... | high speed camera |
| Jürgen Gorter Jr. | ... | camera operator |
| Terry Gould | ... | camera operator |
| Adi Gürtner | ... | camera operator |
| Timo Horoschenkoff | ... | camera operator |
| Herb A. Lightman | ... | camera operator |
| Mike Matthews | ... | additional camera operator |
| Gordon Meagher | ... | camera operator |
| Peter Menzies | ... | camera operator |
| Chris Pechin | ... | camera operator |
| Herbert Raditschnig | ... | camera operator |
| Vinzenz Sandner | ... | camera operator (as Vincenz Sandner) |
| Jimmy Stilwell | ... | camera operator (as James Stillwell) |
| Mervyn Wilson | ... | camera operator |
| Eduard Windhager | ... | camera operator |
| Roderick Young | ... | camera operator |
| Ross Bluestein | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| Mike Brewster | ... | additional camera (uncredited) |
| Barry Brown | ... | additional camera (uncredited) |
| Mike Davies | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| Rune Ericson | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| Alan Hume | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| Walter Lassally | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| Jörgen Persson | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| Igor Slabnevich | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| Ernst Wild | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| Arthur Wooster | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| Masuo Yamaguchi | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
| Bea Dennis | ... | assistant editor |
| Jeffrey Friedman | ... | apprentice editor |
| Robert K. Lambert | ... | supervising editor |
| Stephen A. Rotter | ... | assistant editor |
| Geoffrey Rowland | ... | assistant editor |
| Karola Storr | ... | edit coordinator |
Music Department
| Wilhelm Killmayer | ... | additional music |
| Herbert Rehbein | ... | additional music |
| Henry Mancini | ... | conductor (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| May Capsaski | ... | production secretary |
| Drummond Challis | ... | production assistant |
| Jane Meagher | ... | auditor |
| Richard Richtsfeld | ... | production assistant |
| Walter Schatz | ... | committee: Olympic Liaison Committee (as Dr. Walter Schatz) |
| Mel Stuart | ... | titles |
| Claus von Lindeiner | ... | committee: Olympic Liaison Committe |
| Claus Willing | ... | committee: Olympic Liaison Committe |
Thanks
| Willi Daume | ... | acknowledgement |
