Springboard to the sun

Filmed at the 4th Pan-American Games at Sao Paulo, Brazil as gymnastic teams from North, South and Central America demonstrate a perfection of grace, form and strength.

Credits

production company

ONF | NFB

director

Jean Dansereau

Duration

00:27:00:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1964

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

322876

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Canada

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Body, Human

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Athletes

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Gymnastics

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Sports

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Canada, 1964

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