Pushing the limits of the human race: that is what runners aspire to when they take to the Olympic 100-meter track every four years. But for Usain Bolt, the record holder for the distance with his explosive 9.58 seconds, to become the fastest sprinter in history, crossing the finish line at some 44 km/h, it took more than a century of technical refinement. From the early days of sprinting to Usain Bolt's records, directors Jean-Christophe Rosé and Benoît Heimermann trace the history of the 100 meters, the flagship event of the Olympic Games, and its champions.

A tribute to Italian filmmaker Sergio Corbucci (1926-90), presented by American filmmaker Quentin Ta...

A portrait of Norway's best football player, Erik "Myggen" Mykland.

The Closing Ceremony of the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in the New National Stadium in Tokyo

Legendary kayaker Scott Lindgren attempts to complete an extreme, unprecedented whitewater expeditio...

Starting with a long and lyrical overture, evoking the origins of the Olympic Games in ancient Greec...

Part two of Leni Riefenstahl's monumental examination of the 1938 Olympic Games, the cameras leave t...

The first American space station Skylab is found in pieces scattered in Western Australia. Putting t...

A profile of the 1928 Olympic Games in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

Conor McGregor is the biggest star in the history of Mixed Martial Arts. Filmed over the course of 4...

With the Olympics returning to Greece, the opening ceremony of Athens 2004 sought to show the entire...

More and more high-level athletes are using "mental trainers" to improve their performance. A fascin...

A documentary covering the 1948 Olympic Games in St. Moritz.

A documentary covering the 1948 Olympic Games in St. Moritz, Switzerland, and London, England.

A documentary covering the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.

A first part of a documentary on the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki.

A second part of a documentary covering the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki.

Documentary footage from the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki.

A documentary covering the 1956 Olympic Games in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.