O Sport, You Are Peace! | |
Director: | Yuri Ozerov |
Cinematography: | Nikolay Olonovskiy Lev Maksimov Mikhail Oshurkov; Fyodor Khitruk (animation) |
Studio: | Mosfilm Studios Sovexportfilm |
Runtime: | 149 minutes |
Country: | Soviet Union |
Language: | Russian English German Spanish |
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, who also co-wrote it. The documentary showed the opening and closing ceremonies, and sporting events of the 1980 Summer Olympics 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, but did not reach the finals.[1]