1936 Olympics: nature; sports; athletes
Creator(s)
- Stella Tobis (Producer)
- United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
- Leni Riefenstahl (Director)
- Herbert Windt (Music)
Scope and Content
Film shows the 1936 Summer Olympic Games, the Eleventh Olympiad, at the German Arena on the western outskirts of Berlin, Aug. 1-16th. Reel 1: Italian titles (rolling). Nature scenes at the Olympic camp at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, bird in trees, crane on river bank, athletes running through forest, wading stream, taking steam baths, swimming in river, playing basketball, practicing shot put and javelin throw as they prepare for the Summer Games. Flags of the nations fly at the German Arena; athletes march onto the field carrying flags of their nations.
Note(s)
Produced in Germany. Seized Enemy Records.
Subjects
- FLAGS
- STADIUMS
- OLYMPICS (BERLIN 1936)
- RIVERS
- SPORTS/GAMES
- RIEFENSTAHL, LENI
- ATHLETES
- FORESTS
- GERMANY
Places
- Berlin, Germany
Genre
- Propaganda.
- Film