Olympia (1936)

19361h 55mdir. Leni RiefenstahlGermanGerman Reichdocumentary filmpropaganda film

Note: this print runs 115 minutes against a recorded 226 minutes. It is the best copy we have found; we keep looking for a complete print.

Directed by Leni Riefenstahl

Olympia is a 1938 German propaganda and documentary film written, directed and produced by Leni Riefenstahl, which documented the 1936 Summer Olympics, held in the Olympic Stadium in Berlin during the Nazi period. The film was released in two parts: Olympia 1. Teil — Fest der Völker (Festival of Nations) (126 minutes) and Olympia 2. Teil — Fest der Schönheit (Festival of Beauty) (100 minutes). The 1936 Summer Olympics torch relay, as devised for the Games by the secretary general of the Organizing Committee, Dr. Carl Diem, is shown in the film.

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