With fireworks forming the word “Rio” in the sky and supermodel Gisele Bundchen shimmering to the tune of “The Girl from Ipanema,” Rio de Janiero welcomed the world to the first Olympic Games in South America with a serious message underlying the celebration: Let’s take care of our planet.

Swimming superstar Missy Franklin was destined for greatness at an early age, but it wasn't until th...

The full story of the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and the Israeli revenge operation 'Wrath of God....

The black power salute by Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Mexico Olympics was an iconic mom...

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...

This colorful documentary chronicles the events of the 1968 Winter Olympics in France. The events ma...

This documentary highlights the evolution of Brazil's Circo Voador venue from homespun artists' perf...

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

The Mangueira slum is the scenario where Tantinho and the old samba composers remember stories about...

Documentary examines the history and evolution of the Olympic Games, taking a close look at the Olym...

An unprecedented collection of pictures, characters and historical facts about the city of Rio de J...

A documentary covering the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.

Documentary depicts what happened in Rio de Janeiro on June 12th 2000, when bus 174 was taken by an ...

The film chronicles the story of how the Nazis and the IOC turned, to their mutual benefit, a small ...

What were once lifestyle fads have evolved into some of the world's fastest-growing sports and are n...

19 years after the dropping of atomic bombs in Japan, the Olympic Games of 1964 took place in Tokyo....

By drawing a parallel between the Indian Durga Puja festival and other forms of celebrating the divi...

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