Melbourne 1956 Olympic Games - Olympic Flame & Opening Ceremony

[@khoahenrik]

the quality is totally mindblowing

[@Jordan51203]

As a young Melbournian, I was surprised to see how the city still looks and feels like modern Melbourne, albeit, without the skyscrapers. I also never knew how big the MCG still was in the 50’s

[@afrasiabhaider7073]

At 13:49 Its my grandpa carrying the Pakistani flag at the front thank you Olympics committee for giving me this memory

[@ethansprague2005]

That's awesome

[@savvasperisanidis]

Part of Olympic history now forever 🇬🇷❤

[@CopadoMundov1970]

Lembrança para todos

[@Olympics]

If you are a fan of Olympic history you are going to love this - fully restored official film from Melbourne 1956 ‪#‎tbt‬

[@rijazrehman9221]

Thank you Olympic committee, for posting this, My Uncle was part of Indian Football team of this game and won forth position , we are so happy to spot him in few seconds & we cant express the gratitude in words.

[@rijazrehman9221]

This is the last Olympics where India has reached Semifinal In football and achieved the fourth position. Thereafter we had never reached into that position or above in International Level, My Late uncle T.A Rahman was part of that team, he carries that memory and had the vision to create a team like that , he established Universal Football academy carries his vision and continues that mission after passing away through us . We request Olympic committee if any footage available for Indian Football team in this Olympic event please consider Posting in this channel, It will be a inspiration for football lovers in India .

[@BigLunatiIotu]

No

[@jimcarroll387]

Olympic ń

[@jimcarroll387]

Rijaz Rehman

[@Brian-_]

Film quality is magnificent

[@mauriciohuaman9688]

The quality is blowing my mind 😱

[@johnd8892]

Because it used high quality movie film professionally shot. Video tape took until the nineties to reach the top movie film quality.

[@karelcornelius9586]

13:04 Indonesia 14:46 Inauguration 16:41 Obor On

[@samovarmaker9673]

Am I the only one here who was forced to look up the populations of Australia and New York when he said that Australia's population was smaller than NYC?

[@adousylla23]

This is incredibly well made

[@andrewhay2241]

Hello 50s Australia! I've never seen you in colour before!

[@John-ed8iy]

1896 Athens, 1900 Paris, 1908 London, 1912 Stockholm, 1916 Berlin was canceled from World War I. 1920 Antwerp, 1924 Paris, 1928 Amsterdam, 1932 Los Angeles & 1936 Berlin, 1940 Tokyo & 1944 London has been canceled from World War II. 1948 London, 1952 Helsinki & 1956 Melbourne.

[@clintcrout813]

A beautiful and gentler time in our world despite the tensions of the Cold War. Melbourne showed the world how people should and can carry themselves. We might not always agree, but the humanity that unites us is far more important than any ideology or deity that can divide us. We are all human beings and we all bleed and cry. Melbourne's Games were Australia's first, and they became known as "The Friendly Games". There were so many embracing things about the Melbourne Games that stunned the world. Melbourne embraced her Olympic visitors like rock stars, and when Emil Zátopek won the marathon, the city cheered as if he was one of her own. Melbourne put her signature stamp on the Olympics by making all athletes march into the stadium during the closing ceremony not representing nations, but locking arms and hand in hand together. Soviets arm-in-arm with Americans. A genuine display of a united humanity. Beyond political and religious ideology that's what we all want and Melbourne showcased that all the way back in 1956. Melbourne went on to become an amazing global metropolis and sporting epicentre, still tolerant and now an international city. Melbourne showed the world back then how humanity should receive and respect each other. Melbourne's citizens carried the occasion back then by embracing her visitors while also showcasing to the world the same wonderful joy of Australia that Australian's all know, even to this day - That to be born in Australia back then and to this day, is to win life's lottery. This is the same spirit which the ANZACs displayed to world during two World Wars and many wars and confrontations since. A wonderful nation, that continually has dedicated itself to its own peace and to a peaceful world order. Is there a better place on Earth to hold an Olympic Games than Melbourne? I do wonder.

[@LanNguyen-bg3cs]

A memorable time of South Vietnam.

[@rismaburns8022]

My dad was born in 1956 but the same year!

[@ianthomson5382]

The Red Rattlers down the Sandringham line. Now THAT brings back memories….👍👍👍👍

[@sitizaleha700]

Wow. Indonesian participations at summer olympic 1956

[@bartliew]

RIP Ron Clarke 15:38

[@chrisscrossechis5732]

Liew Meng Jye e

[@hwyfan]

Clarke burned his hand when lighting the Olympic cauldron in the stadium due to poor design of the torch which he was carrying. You can see as he jumps back in pain from the sudden burn.

[@CopadoMundov1970]

*Desde de 1936 até 1956 essa é a Pira Olímpica de Melbourne 56 e mais bonita que eu vi até agora.* 05 / 10 / 2021 • 11:24

[@ljmabr]

Wow! Was it shot in HD?

[@brettwilkinson9529]

That Olympic torch almost burnt the entire track

[@matildastarr9908]

I decided to watch this bc I recently found out that my great grandfather was supposed to compete in the games but broke his jaw so he was a torchbearer instead and that’s actually him

[@brettwilkinson9529]

@@matildastarr9908 he must have burnt his arm during that whole ordeal, surely ?

[@tilethio]

If that surprises you, you did not heared of a young university student carried in the street of Melbourn made from a chair leg and a tin can and hand it over to the loard mayor. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@gizdonk]

120 thousand seats in 1956 :O

[@lucasjhone9955]

11:28 Brazil

[@russellbenson6246]

This seems more like a US promotional film, not an official Olympics piece.

[@ethansprague2005]

This looks like it could be made now it looks amazing

[@johnd8892]

Because it used high quality movie film professionally shot. Video tape took until the nineties to reach the top movie film quality.

[@marcuswei8833]

Melbourne has nearly 5million people now

[@jayemeff7160]

Marcus Wei you mean 24 million

[@torbsteyn]

no, thats the whole of australia

[@treestomped6954]

First To Be Televised For People AT Home 1936-1952 Were In Special Rooms

[@jethrooffemaria1990]

14:47 - RIP Prince Philip

[@francismarasiganiii4549]

I was looking on the Philippine delegation but it looks like you skipped on it.

[@KristerNielsen]

Excellent!

[@StFidjnr]

you upload it in honor the memory of ron clarke

[@MrVaJoy]

Unbelievable quality... You know there were barely ppl have ever touched a TV in 50s' China.

[@johnd8892]

Not from TV or videotape. Made for theatre use because it used high quality movie film professionally shot. Video tape took until the nineties to reach the top movie film quality.

[@mikenealon4042]

the sulfur in that torch almost lit up clarke

[@WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1]

Quite cool the way this was done.

[@kaveebee]

AT 7.39 the lawn bowls. I think that is the greens at Ivanhoe , John St. Anyone agree?

[@lennyellis1011]

Yes it definitely is

[@strike1977]

God I love Melbourne!! The worlds most liveable city!

[@nishatamin2984]

strike1977 q111 ccccxz

[@Th3King86]

That was then

[@KayKayGirl818]

Great video! But as an Australian, I have to say; it's pronounced Mel-bin not Mel-born

[@spydersoup8447]

Actually, it's Mel-burn.

[@rumanru9344]

Actually it's Melb'n.

[@steveturner1815]

Nahhh it is Melben

[@ahmedbaig7279]

Kayla Burke Can you load hockey final betwee India and Pakistan.

[@LuisLopez-hj9tx]

Alvin meet Melvin....wadda?😲

[@crazygrainger2006]

8:53 Is that the Band of the (British) Royal Marines? In the next frame at 9:09 I can see the Army (Red) and Navy (White) Bands too, all wearing pith helmets. I can't see the Air Force Band, apart from their Fanfare Trumpet players.

[@louislungbubble]

The bands of the RAN wore the same uniform as the Royal Marines up until the late 1950,s or early 60,s . the Army bands that came on later wore a mix of full dress red , blues and summer white. as you say RAAF trumpeters to complete it....

[@WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1]

Interesting reading the comments about the correct pronounciation of Melbourne. The city was named after the UK Prime Minister Viscount Melbourne, and he would probably have pronounced his name as 'Mel-Born' ie the British way... But hey, that's how language and colloquialisms evolve

[@helmutstocs7934]

Melbourne 1956 olympic 🇦🇺 Sydney 2000 olympic 🇦🇺 Brisbane 2032 olympic 🇦🇺

[@adrianjackson2696]

Other than a few error about our native animals and a few other pronunciation problems this is excellent.

[@lanalove353]

19:25 "Some of the men will actually cry. And most of the girls." Ahhh, good ol' 50's sexism.

[@david-sb2mh]

Biology, stupid.

[@hiroki2970]

Who's here after watching The Crown S2E2

[@leonardoreissantiago9581]

11:28 - Brasil !

[@ssssmmmm6719]

やっぱりカラーで画質違うわね!現在と同じで感動的ね。ヘルシンキ五輪とは違うわね白黒とカラーとで

[@Kaushal_13_]

That's MCG

[@sahilrao0219]

Milkha Singh 🇮🇳 legend

[@ieradossantos]

My goodness

[@MARSKUNDANPARIYAR]

SUPERBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB

[@sheenjake5237]

11:53 프리티 걸

[@panagiotiskan5511]

SUPER

[@mayyap9739]

19:36

[@toosoa4617]

After 2024 Paris?

[@AlexAzzurri]

how can in the 1956 u have this kind of video ?????????

[@johnd8892]

Because it used high quality movie film professionally shot. Video tape took until the nineties to reach the top movie film quality.

[@carloscampos5134]

La más hermosa 18 28

[@robzap20nintendosteampictures]

That was 65 year's ago

[@r6775j]

12:22

[@rosariojimenezkissherfoot8194]

omg!!!!!!!

[@deaneeweanee]

' I 😻you mom from Colby

[@themasonexperience6844]

More culture here than Sydney

[@Danzharka]

Olympic im come to athlate🙂

[@shikai55]

Good

[@RedDawnBoulder]

cool

[@lasojaesunyuyo]

For these Olympics, Buenos Aires (Argentina) lost for only one vote! Anyway, the first Games in the south hemisphere

[@depressedjaguarsfan5676]

Who is here after Prince Phillip’s death? Anyone?

[@DENFREIHERR]

10:54 Греческий флаг полосный 🇬🇷 , а не чиста крестовый "🇲🇶" 🙄

[@Cleeves358]

толко с 1974г.

[@DENFREIHERR]

@@Cleeves358 , ну вот именно, а тут Мельбурн 1956г., и полосный. Хотя на более поздних Олимпиадах до 70-ых - чисто крестовый 🤔

[@zsuzsannakovacs3915]

i like ping pong

[@ranhuri3123]

Where is Israel?

[@rajivmurkejee7498]

In the Middle East

[@tilethio]

I can not see that young university jocker who carried a fake olompic torch made from a chair leg and a tin can. 😹😹😹😹😹😹

[@mayyap9739]

1936

[@Elaine-wg9kt]

Hahaha Mel-BORN vs Mel-BIN

[@haroonmirza1286]

The narration and narrator is so off it's not funny !

[@ssssmmmm6719]

お婆さんがよく分かるわ

[@Kapitanvonkrapp]

Sadly australIa has been reduced into a big pile of fat. Everybody here likes to WATCH sport but not actually compete in it except those who are sporty

[@juliehalford1491]

Bad

[@vincienzo]

The casual misogyny in the narration is cringe.

[@rajivmurkejee7498]

Society went into the toilet when ladies stopped wearing gloves