''O Sport, You Are Peace!'' (russian: О спорт, ты - мир! transliterated as O sport, ty - mir!) was a 1981 documentary film directed by
Yuri Ozerov. It showed the opening and closing ceremonies, and sporting events of the
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...
held in
Moscow.
The director was awarded the
State Prize of the USSR in 1982. The film was selected as the Soviet entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film at the
54th Academy Awards
The 54th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 1981 and took place on March 29, 1982, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m ...
, but did not reach the finals.
[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]
See also
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List of submissions to the 54th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
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List of Soviet submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
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1981 films
1980 Summer Olympics
Documentary films about the Olympics
Mosfilm films
1980s Russian-language films
Soviet documentary films
Soviet sports films
Films about the 1980 Summer Olympics
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