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1968

13 Days in France

Directed by Claude Lelouch

This colorful documentary chronicles the events of the 1968 Winter Olympics in France. The events made international celebrities of skater Peggy Fleming and skier Jean-Claude Killy for their gold-medal performances. The camera accurately catches the speed of bobsleds and downhill racers and ski jumpers as they race for the gold. President Charles DeGaulle is shown observing the action over 13 days, which saw France earn the best performance to date in the winter games.

Duration

1h 52m

Released

September 27, 1968

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  • Jean-Claude Killy
  • Peggy Fleming

Part ofThe 100 Years of Olympic Films: 1912–2012

Includes The Games of the V Olympiad Stockholm, 1912 (2017), The 1924 Chamonix Olympic Games (1924), The Olympic Games as They Were Practiced in Ancient Greece (1924), The Olympic Games in Paris 1924 (1925), The White Stadium (1928), The Olympic Games, Amsterdam 1928 (1928), The IX Olympiad in Amsterdam (1928), Youth of the World (1936), First (2012), Bud Greenspan Presents Vancouver 2010: Stories of Olympic Glory (2011), The Everlasting Flame (2009), Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory (2007), Bud Greenspan’s Athens 2004: Stories of Olympic Glory (2005), Salt Lake City 2002: Stories of Olympic Glory (2003), Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory (2001), Nagano ’98 Olympics: Stories of Honor and Glory (1998), Atlanta’s Olympic Glory (1997), Lillehammer ’94: 16 Days of Glory (1994), Marathon (1993), One Light, One World (1992), Beyond All Barriers (1989), Hand in Hand (1989), Seoul 1988 (1989), Calgary ’88: 16 Days of Glory (1989), 16 Days of Glory (1985), A Turning Point (1984), O Sport, You Are Peace! (1981), Olympic Spirit (1980), Games of the XXI Olympiad (1977), White Rock (1977), Visions of Eight (1973), Sapporo Winter Olympics (1972), The Olympics in Mexico (1969), 13 Days in France (1968), Snows of Grenoble (1968), Tokyo Olympiad (1965), Sensation of the Century (1966), IX Olympic Winter Games, Innsbruck 1964 (1964), The Grand Olympics (1961), People, Hopes, Medals (1960), The Horse in Focus (1956), Alain Mimoun (1959), The Melbourne Rendezvous (1957), Olympic Games 1956 (1956), White Vertigo (1956), Memories of the Olympic Summer of 1952 (1954), Gold and Glory (1953), Where the World Meets (1952), The VI Olympic Winter Games, Oslo 1952 (1952), XIVth Olympiad: The Glory of Sport (1948), and Fight Without Hate (1948).

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