Capturing the Official Story of the Olympics

By Howard Berkes

Published August 23, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

For more than 50 years, filmmaker Bud Greenspan has been the official documentarian of the Olympics. Greenspan's films about the Games are famous for capturing little-known stories and dramatic moments, in a style that contrasts sharply with television coverage. NPR's Howard Berkes reports.

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