1936 Olympics: marathon; closing ceremony

Identifier
irn1002936
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2001.358.1
  • RG-60.3106
Dates
1 Jan 1938 - 31 Dec 1938
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Italian
  • Music
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • Leni Riefenstahl (Director)
  • United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
  • Stella Tobis (Producer)
  • 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 12: Kitel Son of Japan wins marathon race; Ernest Harper of England, Second; Shoryu Nan of Japan, Third; Erkki Tamila of England, Fourth; Vaino Muinonen of Finland, Fifth; Johannes Coleman of South Africa, Sixth. Closing ceremony. Cameras. Note: There are no titles at the end of the film.

Note(s)

  • Produced in Germany. Seized Enemy Records.

Subjects

  • SPORTS/GAMES
  • GERMANY
  • OLYMPICS (BERLIN 1936)
  • CEREMONIES
  • ATHLETES
  • RIEFENSTAHL, LENI
  • STADIUMS

Places

  • Berlin, Germany

Genre

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