XIVth Olympiad: The Glory of Sport

XIVth Olympiad: The Glory of Sport
Directed byCastleton Knight
Written byJoseph Lerner
Produced byCastleton Knight
Narrated byJohn Snagge, Harold Abrahams, Stewart MacPherson, Raymond Glendenning, Robert Robinson, Bill Stern, Ted Husing
CinematographyAs supervising cameraman (Greece, St. Moritz): Stanley W. Sayer
Edited byRoy Drew
Music byGuy Warrack
Production
company
Rank Organisation / Olympic Games (1948) Film Company
Distributed byGeneral Film Distributors, UK/Eagle-Lion, US
Release date
  • 2 September 1948 (1948-09-02)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£250000

XIVth Olympiad: The Glory of Sport was the official film of the 1948 Olympic Games held at St. Moritz (Winter Games) and London (Summer Games). It was premiered on 2 September 1948. The film is notable as being the first official Olympic Games to be filmed in colour.