This is a somewhat ironic, but very informative story about the origin, development and decline of the Greek Olympiad tradition, set out with the help of an off-screen commentary read by Z. Gerdt. Ancient history is described in great detail and exciting. In the graphic decision, artists were guided by the ancient Greek monuments, first of all - vase paintings, stylized for them and characters, and decorations, up to imitation cracks. In the film there are a lot of full-scale shots, and in particular it is interesting to frame the photographs of the bas-reliefs of the Pergamon altar shot by Yuriy Norshtein. The film ends with documentary shots of the opening of the Olympics-80 in Moscow.
Crew
Fyodor Khitruk
Director, Screenplay
Raisa Frichinskaya
Script Editor
Kabul Rasulov
Director of Photography
Natan Bitman
Executive Producer
Violetta Kolesnikova
Animation
Yuri Norstein
Animation
Tatyana Pomerantseva
Animation
Galina Zebrova
Animation
Aleksandr Mazaev
Animation
Aleksey Bukin
Animation
Vladimir Vyshegorodtsev
Animation
Iosif Kuroyan
Animation
Boris Filchikov
Sound Director
Shandor Kallosh
Original Music Composer
Vladimir Zuykov
Art Direction
Lyudmila Koshkina
Art Direction