Rent Olympia: Festival of Nation's (1938)

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1h 40min
Rent Olympia: Festival of Nation's (aka Olympia 1. Teil - Fest der Völker) Online DVD & Blu-ray Rental
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Synopsis:
Listed in Time magazine's "All-Time 100 Movies", Leni Riefenstahl's ground-breaking documentary on the 1936 Summer Olympics is a remarkable piece of cinematic history, a technical and artistic triumph. Employing advanced filming technics which have now become industry standard for sports coverage, Riefenstahl was commissioned by the 1936 Olympic Committee to create a celebration of the human body and its movements.
Despite its acclaim, the film also attracted strong criticism for what was viewed as its promotion of Nazi ideologies towards athletic prowess and the Aryan race but regardless of its political context, the events on the track were no less awe-inspiring, not least the exploits of black-American Jesse Owens winning four gold medals as a presumably indifferent Hitler looked on.
Actors:
, Arvo Askola, , Erwin Blask, Sulo Bärlund, Ibolya Csák, , , , Tilly Fleischer, , , , Ernest Harper, Karl Hein, , , Volmari Iso-Hollo, , Matti Järvinen
Directors:
Producers:
Leni Riefenstahl
Writers:
Leni Riefenstahl
Aka:
Olympia 1. Teil - Fest der Völker
Studio:
Arena Visual Entertainment
Genres:
Documentary, Special Interest, Sports & Sport Films
Collections:
A Brief History of the Summer Olympics on Film, A History of Sports Films (Winter Edition), Award Winners, Films to Watch If You Like..., Introducing the Thesping Olympians, Lions on the Lido, A Brief History of Film..., Top 10 Cannes Palme d'Or Winners, Top Films, What to Watch Next If You Liked Chariots of Fire
Countries:
Germany
Awards:

1938 Venice Film Festival Best Foreign Film

BBFC:
Release Date:
09/04/2012
Run Time:
100 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 1.0
Subtitles:
None
DVD Regions:
Region 0 (All)
Formats:
NTSC
Aspect Ratio:
Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
Colour:
B & W

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02/03/2018

This is a cut and reduced version of the original two films. A full version has been released by Pathfinder.

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