Magic in the Mountains

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Magic in the Mountains

Release Date: November 14, 2021

Year	:	2021
Slogan	:	«Most saw an empty valley. They saw a blank canvas.»
Genres	:	Documentary
Production Companies	:	Coolfire Studios
Director	:	Cody Stokes
Producers	:	Barry Albrecht, Michael Crawford, Daniel Gartner, David Walker Johnson, Jeff Keane, Steve Luebbert, Wes Murrell
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RunTime	:	79 mins.

Magic in the Mountains tells the remarkable underdog story of how Squaw Valley, a little-known ski area in California, won the bid for the 1960 Winter Olympics and, with the help of Walt Disney, changed forever the ways in which the Games were presented. The documentary features never-before-seen archival footage from the 1960 Olympic Games and revealing interviews with participating athletes and attendees. The 1960 edition of the Olympics introduced a substantial array of “firsts,” including such innovations as live broadcast, instant replay, sponsorships, and an official Olympic Village for the athletes. Perhaps most importantly, thanks to Disney’s involvement in producing the Games, Squaw Valley featured an unprecedented — but soon to be standard — level of pageantry for the opening and closing ceremonies.