White Rock(film)
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| Directed by | Tony Maylam |
| Written by | Tony Maylam |
| Produced by | Michael Samuelson |
| Narrated by | James Coburn |
| Cinematography | Arthur Wooster |
| Edited by | Gordon Swire |
| Music by | Rick Wakeman |
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| Distributed by | Harvey WeinsteinandBob Weinstein(US) |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
White Rockis a 1977documentary filmabout the1976 Winter Olympicsheld inInnsbruck,Austria.[1][2]The film was narrated byJames Coburn,[1]and directed byTony Maylam.[3][1][2]The film was nominated in 1977 for theRobert Flaherty Award (Feature Length Film, Documentary In Content)by theBritish Academy of Film and Television Arts.[4]A soundtrack album,White Rockwas released byRick Wakemanin 1977 and it entered theUK Albums Charton 12 February 1977, where it spent 9 weeks and reached number 14.[5]
Production and release
[edit]Michael Samuelson was given the chance to make the1976 Winter Olympicsfilm, and he contacted Tony Maylam to direct and write the film.[6]However, they felt that only two films had "worked".OlympiabyLeni Riefenstahlof the1936 Summer Olympicsheld inBerlinand theKon IchikawafilmTokyo Olympiadof the1964 Summer Olympicsheld inTokyo.[6]They decided that they did not want the film to be a documentary, but a feature film.
We came up with the concept of dealing with just six events - with each having its own theme and being representative of a particular sport. For example, among the Alpine sports, we've really gone all-out for the Men's Downhill - which is the glamorous, prestigious event rather than including the Ladies' Downhill, the Men's Slalom or the Men's Giant Slalom, events which the average viewer knows nothing about. We felt it would be better to choose a relative few of the representative sports of the Winter Olympics and do them really well, as opposed to spreading our coverage...With the James Coburn involvement we have given our audience a way to experience what it feels like to do these things.
Tony Maylam made two music moviesWhite RockandGenesis: In Concert,also known as theGenesis Concert Movie,which is a movie shot in concert atThe Apollo Theatre, Glasgowand theNew Bingley Hall, Staffordwith the rock groupGenesis.[1]They were screened together as a double bill. Rock promotersHarvey WeinsteinandBob Weinsteinpurchased the films for the US market and distributed them asSensasia.[7]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^abcd"White Rock (1977)".IMDb.RetrievedOctober 2,2017.
- ^ab"Rick Wakeman – White Rock".Discogs.RetrievedOctober 2,2017.
- ^"White Rock (1977)".British Film Institute.Archived fromthe originalon October 2, 2017.RetrievedOctober 2,2017.
- ^"BAFTA Awards".British Academy of Film and Television Arts.RetrievedOctober 2,2017.
- ^"White Rock".Official Charts Company.RetrievedOctober 2,2017.
- ^abc""White Rock" -A Different Kind of Olympic Games Film ".Cengage Learning.RetrievedOctober 3,2017.
- ^"Weinstein Company Braintrust On How Tom Sherak's Mentorship Launched Miramax".Penske Media Corporation.RetrievedOctober 3,2017.