White Rock (film)
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White Rock is a 1977 documentary film
about the 1976 Winter Olympics held in Innsbruck
, Austria
.
The film was directed by Tony Maylam
, who at around the same time had also made a concert film featuring the rock group Genesis
, Genesis: In Concert
. The two films were shown as a double bill in British cinemas in 1977.
As for White Rock, a soundtrack by Rick Wakeman
was released. A sequel to the album would be released in 1999.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
about the 1976 Winter Olympics held in Innsbruck
Innsbruck
- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
.
The film was directed by Tony Maylam
Tony Maylam
Tony Maylam is an English-born filmmaker for cinema and television.- Biography :Trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he began his career as an actor and then television presenter for ZDF Bermuda and the UK’s ITV , before concentrating solely on filmmaking...
, who at around the same time had also made a concert film featuring the rock group Genesis
Genesis (band)
Genesis are an English rock band that formed in 1967. The band currently comprises the longest-tenured members Tony Banks , Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins . Past members Peter Gabriel , Steve Hackett and Anthony Phillips , also played major roles in the band in its early years...
, Genesis: In Concert
Genesis: In Concert
Genesis In Concert is a concert film directed and produced by Tony Maylam for the English progressive rock band Genesis. The recording of the film took place during concerts in Glasgow, Scotland and Stafford, England in 1976...
. The two films were shown as a double bill in British cinemas in 1977.
As for White Rock, a soundtrack by Rick Wakeman
Rick Wakeman
Richard Christopher Wakeman is an English keyboard player, composer and songwriter best known for being the former keyboardist in the progressive rock band Yes...
was released. A sequel to the album would be released in 1999.