Full Olympic Film - Mexico City 1968 Olympic Games 

The woman carrying the torch into the stadium and ascending the stairs in slow motion is absolutely stunning video.

The Mexican film-makers have a rhythm and pacing and viewpoint that is refreshingly different from popular media networks. There is artistic flair and honesty in this excellent film.

One of the greatest olympic footage ever recorded. It shows how talented mexicans are for making films until today. This is pure gold.

Probably the most iconic Olympic games.

The quality of this film is astounding

The people who put this film together were very good at what they done, this is a masterpiece.

The opening shot of the torch bearer running without a stumble or halt to the top of the stadium is one of the great one take long shots of all time. Brilliant

The logo, the organization, the places, the context, the art, the stadiums, the people, the records, amazing, olimpics 68 be number 1

I can't believe I am watching this in 2020 and it was so exciting!! I learned that Mexico already had all the infrastructure and the only thing they had to build was the Olympic swimming pool. And that logo was so innovated for its time. Love it.

Still inlove with Mexico 68 logo. Also seeing the behind the scenes of technology of judging and media back then makes it more amazing!

Norma Enriqueta "Queta" Basilio, a Mexican athlete, made history by being the first woman in the history of the Olympics to light the stadium olympic cauldron in the Olympics of 1968 in Mexico City.

These Olympics had a huge effect on me. I read that they were probably the best run in that many of the venues were already there and they didn't have to build as many venues, only dorms that are now used for housing. The housing and other buildings they did have to build were in the City. When the Olympics were over, the buildings were accessible.

This year is the 50 anniversary of those games! I love the Olympics. ❤️ 🥇 🇲🇽

The best official Olympic film ever... starting with that daring one take shot of the Mexican athlete running up the endless steps of the stadia to light the cauldron at the top. You cant believe they are going to stick with it to the end and that she won't falter in someway … but on she she runs and runs. Almost on a par with the famous David Lean/Freddie Young shot of Omar Shariff slowly emerging from a desert mirage in Lawrence of Arabia!

I had never seen highlights of Mexico '68. The hosts were amazing. What fantastic olympics they put together. And this film is so neatly assembled with very high definition footage. It made you feel like you were right there.

Finales años 60s yo en jardín de niños. El ambiente era limpio, con olor a hierba, las chicas con minifaldas y la cd de México engalanada... cuantos recuerdos!!!

The announcer, Jim McKay was the best ! "The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat" was his most famous saying"!Brings back fond memories,, as I was just leaving H. S. in Va!

This film is a masterpiece!

Hace algunos días tuve la oportunidad de ver esta película en el canal 11, en español. Es mucho, pero mucho más emotiva esa versión que la narrada en inglés, que estoy viendo en youtube. Es una lástima que no la podamos disfrutar aquí todos.

In Mexico, we sort of have a soft spot for the underdog. In this case, people waited for the last runner in the Marathon and cheered for him as he made it to he finish line, just as much as they did for the winner, or even more, because we symphatize with his effort and the philosophy of never quit.

I was there ! My age 8 years old ! Beautiful time!!

1:32:49 How did the camera know to move down and catch the girl waving, in the crowd on the right? There're so many fascinating editorial decisions made in this time capsule film. 1:33:07 A beautiful shot, runner framed by cyclists behind the whizzing crowd.

Father would be happy if he could watch this. 😭 Cheers from Mexico City. 👋🇲🇽

This footage is of such high quality, I'm convinced it must have been captured by a time traveller!!

Wonderful to see this. I was 26 when my wife and I were in Mexico City during the 1968 Olympics. But not as spectators. We had finished a four month assignment in Coatzacoalcos/Minatitlan on the Gulf Coast and then drove our rental VW bug back to Mexico City via Oaxaca and Acapulco for our flight home to New York. It was quite an adventure. What I remember about Mexico City were the Federales everywhere.

Definitly the best documentary about Olympic Games Mexico '68. Congratulations. Greetings from Cancun, MX.

Grandeur dans la défaite et respect de l'adversaire, telle est la devise dans l'athlétisme. A 1H27'20'' le relais 4X100m avec le passage de témoin entre Claude Piquemal et Roger Bambuck terminant 3ème et médaille de bronze pour la france aux JO de Mexico en 1968.

What a beautiful OG. I remember watching as a child.

Some athletes should be awarded a Medal of Courage, like this marathon runner who refuses to give up despite his injury and pain. On the other hand, I do not consider horse riding as a sport or you have to give the horse the medal! Ditto for golf, it's not sport. When we think that rugby is not an Olympic discipline, we can only regret it.

Marathon #36, did get Hell of a LOT of attention; very much deserved! Heroism, persistence and resilence should ALWAYS be rewarded! WOW!!! Salute

My Uncle Bengt BP Persson was in Mexico City OS 68.

There is something magic about Olympics in Latin America. Both, 1968 and 2016 were amazing and had a special atmosphere about it.

Increíble filmación de los juegos de 1968. Nunca había visto un resumen/documental de este nivel de calidad. Pareciera que estas allí, además de disfrutar como era mi Ciudad de México en ese tiempo. Saludos

Mexico fue grandioso en su plan de anfitrion... Sin las ventajas de tecnicas de hoy, Mexico estuvo a alturas sorprendentes. El factor humano, no solo mexicano, sino mundial, salio a flote en todo su explendor. Mexico saldra de su situacion agobiante y volvera por sus fueros como nunca. Viva Mexico! Saludos

Oh my, this footage is just wonderful. The women's 100 meter dash was exciting to me. I was 13 years old when I was watching the 68 Olympic Games, on my black and white TV. The women's 100 meter was my favorite. I seriously thought Barbara Ferrell was going to win. She had won all of her heats and preliminary races. Her form was textbook with long strides even though she was only 5'2 inches tall. She reached the tape capturing the Silver Medal. Wow...There were a lot of women in the race that I remember. Chi Cheng in lane one, and Irena Szewinska, she won the 200 meters for women. Margaret Bailes, and the winner Wyomia Tyus Gold Medal winner. 68 Olympic was a great year for the Americans. I've watched every Olympic Games since the 68 Olympic Games. This was the real Olympic Games without the performance enhancing drugs. I had a chance to go to one Olympic Games in 1996 when we hosted the games in Atlanta. It was worth every penny. Something I would never forget!!!

Gratamente sorprendido por la gran calidad de imagen y edición. Imposible no disfrutarlo. Gracias por compartir éste documental.

What a legendary video and sound editing, so surreal it is awesome and representative of what makes these games so great.

1968 Olympics in Mexico means one thing to me... Bob Beamon! What a great leap! I salute you, Mr. Beamon, after all these years!

1:37:00 that was sooo amazing spirit of an athlete. I really appreciate his struggle to end the competition in the finish line. (y) what a man !!!

This was really well done, still holds up to this day

Wonderful olympic games... specially for the cultural Olympiad I wish I was born in the 1950´s VIVA MEXICO, SALUDOS DESDE HERMOSILLO, SONORA!

I thought the woman carrying the torch in the beginning, Enriqueta Basilio, was beautiful and majestic. That opening sequence with her was stunning and beautifully shot...

That editing for the high jump is amazing

This is AMAZING footage and edition.

Olympic 1968 is a great film.

I found out this was the first time at an Olympic games that a woman lit the torch. Cool!

Si esta incompleta, lo que pasa es que hay dos versiones: una versión corta que es esta que se le envíó al comité olímpico y la versión local que está en la filmoteca de la UNAM y que desde hace como 10 años se restauró, pero por algún estupido motivo de mentalidad de mexicanito, la Filmoteca no la cede ni para venta ni para uso privado. Parece que sienten que es de su propiedad. Hace 10 años la solicité y mira, mejor por aquí en excelente calidad y sin tener que estar lambizconeando a "licenciados" con mentalidad de mandril.

The 1968 olympic games in México, SIMPLY THE BEST

Awesome quality! Looks like it was in the 80’s

Tommy Smith and John Carlos 30:44 one of the most Iconic images defining the Civil Rights Movement.

Mexico antes del 2000 era Increible,relevante y hermoso. Con estructuras innovadoras y gente con muchisimos valores.

One of the best Olympic games of the XX century, the first one on a Latin American country, the first time that a woman turned on the Olympic torche, the black power fist and the first time the Olympic games was broadcast in a Color TV. Too bad this games in Mexico are a bad memory for much people due the Tlatelolco massacre 10 days before the opening.

la mejor olimpiada por las marcas, por las novedades como el estilo fosbury, la pista sintetica, el salto largo mas impresionante, por el saludo black power y tantos otros es la mejor olimpiada hasta hoy, mexico merece ser sede de otra olimpiada

1:05:50 Hemery absolutely *DESTROYED* the opposition here. To win a short distance event by such a margin is just insane. An incredible performance.

It’s amazing watching this! My great uncle Albino Morales competed for Mexico. They got 4th place!

Crazy how far we’ve come, but how similar sports and the Olympics have stayed

I still cant believe the amazing image quality of the film

I greatly appreciated this posting of the Olympics, by far ,without all of the controversy ❤ thanks for the memories ❤Dobie Wan Kanobie ❤revisited May 12 2024 ❤❤❤❤❤❤

Beautiful coverage of perhaps the greatest Olympic Games of them all.

Excelente trabajo de remasterizaciòn 💯 parece de los 90. Ojalá México fuera sede para 2036 o 2040👍👍

Great Olympic Games 1968👍

*A primeira mulher a acender a Pira Olímpica dos Jogos Olímpicos um marco na história.*

Los Juegos Olímpicos tuvieron distintos escenarios, como el estadio de CU, la pista de canotaje Virgilio Uribe, el gimnasio olímpico Juan de la Barrera, la alberca olímpica Francisco Márquez, la sala de armas Fernando Montes de Oca, el velódromo olímpico Agustín Melgar, el Palacio de los Deportes, el Auditorio Nacional, etc

The uniforms are great. So simple and classic.

Olympic games Mexico 68 the first time in Latin America.

Enriqueta Basilio made history of Olympic cauldron lightings, becoming the first woman to light an Olympic cualdron, Rest In Peace Quetta! I wasn’t born during those Olympics, I love the Olympic Games and I’m praying when will the olympics comeback to Mexico, because I can already see the opening ceremony in the horizon, that’s fictional! I wish the games return to Mexico City in the future! Thank you, enjoying the games here in Beijing!

Que gratos recuerdos! .... tuve la fortuna de asistir a varias competiciones con Mi Familia hace 53 años. Nos turnábamos los hermanos para asistir con Mis Padres a las competiciones en la Ciudad de México, no asistimos a Acapulco ni a Valle de Bravo además de pasear por la Ciudad en la noche y vivir en una " torre de Babel" .... qué afortunados!!!!

¡Que olimpiada tan maravillosa! las mujeres de rosa los hombres de azul cielo, desfilan los mexicanos en la unidad gloriosa.

1:31:00 skyline paseo de la reforma, que bonito 😍

And it was one of first olympic games filmed in color! Mexico 68 was epic

just finished watching the whole video. this was amazing

En el 2068 vuelven a Ciudad de México, para los 100 años. Pero de aquí a ese año, que otras ciudades mexicanas como Monterrey, Guadalajara Acapulco, Cancún o Tijuana, se animen a postularse para obtener la sede. México lo tiene todo para organizar otros juegos.

¡I ❤️ Mexico! 🇲🇽💪✨

15 world records are being beaten every five minutes of this film.

Me hubiera gustado ver este documental cuando era niño o adolescente, para poder disfrutarlo sin prejuicios ni complejos. Lamentablemente en la actualidad no puedo mirarlo sin pensar en lo sucedido días antes en algunas calles y lugares que aparecen en el video. El Zócalo, Reforma, Ciudad Universitaria. Solo habían transcurrido unos cuantos días. Aunque intento enfocarme únicamente en el aspecto deportivo y festivo del video, me es imposible tener algún pensamiento político, social o HUMANO. Que triste.

This has something to do with this Olympics I don't know if this was show in this film as i can't get it to load at all on any of my computers. On the show of Mysteries at the Museum they show a Jersey from an Aussie athlete from an Museum who was part of the what is called in the Mysteries at the Museum 'The Fist raise of 68' or something like that. It was where two Black Olympians Runners from the US put on black gloves when they medal and were on the Podium and raised their hands up in a fist to let the world know about the Civil Rights that was going on in the US that so many in the world didn't know. During the break in the locker room, The US Runners told the Silver Medalist what they were planning to do out of respect to their fellow runner so that he would not face any backlash.. The Aussie was shocked at what was happening in the US and Agreed to help them out the best way he could. During the Medal awards, The US Runners once all the medals had been given put on black gloves raised their hands in a fist while the Aussie Runner stood there but on his Jersey was the Symbol of the Civil Rights movement at the time. That in my option was one of the best parts of any the Olympics that could happen in any type by an fellow athlete who was from another country stood with other athletes that were fight for rights for their country.

Exellent transmition and good voice👌

I wish we were granted the Olympic Games again, these games were some of the best

Nominated for an Oscar in 1970!

La música y sonorización es un deleite.

Él sargento Pedraza will never be forgotten that race was memorable

son los mejores juegos de la historia

Whenever I am in sever pains in my feet and lags (from a bad fall I broke my heel in 8 pieces) I look at what John Steven went through to finish his marathon it helps to inspire me to always keep moving no matter how bad it hurts me

He went out on top, even though past his prime. The best track athlete ever, nobody close to him

Que!!? Le pisaron el tenis , picos, al sargento Pedrasa al inicio! Carrera mas emocionante y cardiaca no nos pudo haber dado, vaya que inspiro a generaciones de marchistas mexicanos!! Que hermosos juegos llenos de records impresionantes. Aunque nunca se borrara de la mente historica de Mexico lo sucedido en Tlatelolco ( plasa de las tres culturas)

Left out the greatest moment in Olympic history.

Su versión original dura más de 2 horas, pero esta es la versión en inglés oficial, en la página de las olimpiadas se podrá ver la versión completa y en español

Que buen video su remasterisacion es exelente

@ 18:15 Felipe Muñoz is now a national hero his gold medal will be 1 of 3 mexico would get in the olympic games for a total of 9 medals

First games in Latin America until 2016 and in a Hispanic country until 1992.

Hermoso documental. Gracias por compartirlo. Saludos desde Autlán, Jalisco , México

I love track and field, it's in my blood

en la actualidad Monterrey y Guadalajara perfectamente podrían organizar Olimpiadas. México debería organizar otras

Thinking of all the performances, not just in sport that were captured only on video tape... and then you look at film from far earlier. It's not always perfect but it's always beautiful.

To me The best Olympic logo of all time

Como cuando tu papá tenía 4 años y recuerda cada evento que vio en vivo

hermoso momento del tibio muñoz!!!

This eased the world to come together in the peak of the cold war. Overall This is a great film with breathtaking shots

JOHN STEPHEN AQUARYo of Tanzania. " Don't give up, don't ever give up". That was wonderful!

La pelicula esta incompleta y no se sustituye por nada con la narración en españo con las magnificas voces de Enrique Lizalde y Roberto Morales.