Friday, September 26, 1997

Les Jeux Olympiques à Chamonix, 1924

FR / 1924 / documentary

Jeux Olympiques à Chamonix, 1924, Les / The Olympic Games Held at Chamonix in 1924. PC: Rapid-Film. Released by Les Films Sportifs. P: Jean de Povera. FEATURING: Vallenius, Tapani Niku, Haugen, Thams. 619 m /24 fps/ 23’. Viewed on the moviola at the Imperial War Museum in London on Friday, 26 September, 1997. *** The first Winter Games arranged by the Olympic Committee of Paris. Skating, ice hockey, the 50 km ski Marathon, figure-skating, bobsleigh riding, and ski-jumping. The Norwegians are the heroes, but Finns score medals, as well. Good clean fun in the magnificent surroundings of Mont Blanc.

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