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King of the Olympics: The Lives and Loves of Avery Brundage

King of the Olympics: The Lives and Loves of Avery Brundage

1988TV Movie⏱️ 4h 0m
BiographySport
6.5
IMDB Rating
37 votes

The story of U.S. businessman/Olympic official Avery Brundage, his wife and his lifelong Finnish lover.

Director
Lee Philips
Writers
N/A
Stars
David Selby, Renée Soutendijk, Sybil Maas
Release Date
August 15, 1988
Language
English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

David Selby
David Selby
as Avery Brundage
Renée Soutendijk
Renée Soutendijk
as Linnea Dresden
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Sybil Maas
as Elizabeth Brundage
Shelagh McLeod
Shelagh McLeod
as Frances Blakely
Kristoffer Tabori
Kristoffer Tabori
as Chester Brundage
Pat Starr
Pat Starr
as Minnie Brundage
John Evans
John Evans
as Uncle Brundage
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Sheila Coren Tissot
as Aunt Germaine
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Nicholas Hawtrey
as David Burghley
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Roland Waden
as Carl Diem

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Stereo
Color
Color
Production
Harmony Gold

🏷️ Keywords

repetition in titlethe olympic gamesname in title11 word titletitle in title

🎯 Categories

BiographySport

⭐ Featured Review

An interesting document drama
by searchanddestroy-12015-07-26

"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 a..."

📖 Synopsis

The story of U.S. businessman/Olympic official Avery Brundage, his wife and his lifelong Finnish lover.