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Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations (Olympia 1. Teil - Fest der Völker) (1938)

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David Albritton David Albritton
Self - High Jump, USA
Arvo Askola Arvo Askola
Self - 10000 Metres, FIN
Jack Beresford Jack Beresford
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Erwin Blask Erwin Blask
Self - Hammer Throw, German
Sulo Bärlund Sulo Bärlund
Self - Shot Put, Finland
Ibolya Csák Ibolya Csák
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Henri de Baillet-Latour Henri de Baillet-Latour
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A classic

1 year, 6 months ago at Nov 9 10:24
To be honest, before watching this movie, I had some mixed feelings towards the damned thing but since it has such a strong reputation, I still wanted to check it out. Well, fortunately, it turned out to be much easier to swallow than ‘Triumph des Willens’ which was a very interesting but also really despicable and nauseating movie. Sure, it was still some Nazi propaganda but it was also more ... read more
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Description: After being commissioned by the 1936 Olympic Committee to create a feature film of the Berlin Olympics, Riefenstahl shot a documentary that celebrates the human body by combining the poetry of bodies in motion with close-ups of athletes in the heat of competition. Includes the marathon, men's diving, and American track star Jesse Owen's sprint races at the 1936 Olympic games. The production tends to glorify the young male body and, some say, expresses the Nazi attitude toward athletic prowess. Includes the lighting of the torch at the stadium and Adolf Hitler looking on in amazement as Jesse Owens wins an unprecedented four Gold ... (more)
Release date: 8 March 1940
UPC: 018619961667
Tags: Bell Ringing (2), Exhaustion (2), Flag (2), Gymnastics (2), Nude Dance (2), 1930s (2), Slow Motion (2), Greece (2), Athleticism (2), Hurdles (1), Olympic Athlete (1), Laurel Wreath (1), Cheering (1), Acropolis (1), 100 Min. (1), (1), Berlin Olympics (1), Jesse Owens (1), Signal (1)
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A classic

“To be honest, before watching this movie, I had some mixed feelings towards the damned thing but since it has such a strong reputation, I still wanted to check it out. Well, fortunately, it turned out to be much easier to swallow than ‘Triumph des Willens’ which was a very interesting but also really despicable and nauseating movie. Sure, it was still some Nazi propaganda but it was also more than that. Indeed, it is a neat record of some vintage Olympic games as well and you can say whatever you want about Leni Riefenstahl but she definitely knew how to shoot a movie. For example, during many of the competitions displayed in this movie, she used some slow-motion which might seem like an obvious choice but I never saw sports being shot this way and I thought it was just so efficient an” read more

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