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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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author | Leni Riefenstahl |
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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 |