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Olympia

Olympia is a 1938 German 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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    contentLocation Berlin
    director Leni Riefenstahl
    editor Leni Riefenstahl
    events Olympic Games
    musicBy Herbert Windt
    producer Leni Riefenstahl
    productionCompany Olympia-Film
    publisher Tobis
    theme documentary propaganda sports