16 Days of Glory
“The single most inspiring sports film ever created.”
Synopsis
The definitive photographic record of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, told "from the inside" through the lives of the participants, the words of David Perry, and the singing voice of Placido Domingo. From the opening to closing ceremonies, this unique style of storytelling shows a side of the Olympic Games not seen by television audiences.
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A crew of 52+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Andrew SquicciariniShot by Robert E CollinsScored by Lee Holdridge
Box Office
1985 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.0× its budget
Why 2.5×?
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Worldwide gross
$84K
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Cast & Crew
52 unique people credited
Top billed cast
David Perry
as Narrator
Jose Abascal
as Self - 1500 Meters
Said Aouita
as Self - 5000 Meters
Evelyn Ashford
as Self - Hurdler
Debbie Brill
as Self - High Jump
Bob Beamon
as Self
Earl Bell
as Self - Pole Vault
Tom Bradley
as Self
Fethi Baccouche
as Self - 3000 Meter Steeplechase
Curt Baptiste
as Self - 200 Meters
Caitlyn Jenner
as Self
Carl Lewis
as Self
Supporting cast
33Mary Lou Retton
as Self
Bela Karolyi
as Self
Daley Thompson
as Self
Jurgen Hingsen
as Self
Edwin Moses
as Self
Joan Benoit Samuelson
as Self
Grete Waitz
as Self
Yasuhiro Yamashita
as Self
Rowdy Gaines
as Self
Michael Gro
as Self
Pierre Quinon
as Self
Mike Tully
as Self
Luan Jujie
as Self
Sebastian Coe
as Self
Nawal El Moutawakel
as Self
Greg Louganis
as Self
Maricica Puica
as Self
Ion Puica
as Self
Don Peters
as Self
Peter Vidmar
as Self
Ulrike Meyfarth
as Self
Sara Simeoni
as Self
Rebecca Twigg
as Self
Connie Carpenter Phinney
as Self
Koji Gushiken
as Self
Donna Vidmar
as Self
Henry Marsh
as Self
Aurora Cunha
as Self
Mitch Gaylord
as Self
Tim Daggett
as Self
Bart Conner
as Self
Jim Hartung
as Self
Scott Johnson
as Self
Directors
1Writers
1Producers
1Other crew
6Awards & Nominations
1 nominationCableace Award
- Nom1988CableACE Award — Lee Holdridge
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