The Other olympians

A documentary which examines the training procedures of two paraplegic athletes preparing for the Olympics for the Disabled staged in the Netherlands in 1980. Also covers the rehabilitation period of a young man who has only recently been left paralysed as the result of an accident. Narrated by Phillip Adams.

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Credits

producer

Ian Lang

production company

Swinburne Institute of Technology. Film and Television School

director

Andrew Wiseman

Duration

00:23:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1980

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013938

Language

English

Subject categories

Amateur & Student Films

Amateur & Student Films → Student films - Australia

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Handicapped

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Sports for the physically handicapped

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Sports

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Sports for the physically handicapped

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1980

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