Olympics -- Berlin 1936

Identifier
irn1003862
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2008.138.1
  • RG-60.4685
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Silent
Source
EHRI Partner

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Scope and Content

Further scenes of the 1936 Olympics. The action moves to the harbor in Kiel for a sailing race. Panning shots of the boats and flags of several nations. Intertitles introduce the German sailors as they arrive on the dock. German sailors win the gold and the bronze medals. Next are men's and women's swimming and diving events. Goering and Hess are present in the stands. Next events: water polo, field hockey, soccer, gymnastics (synchronized exercises of large numbers of athletes, first men, then women), pommel horse, vault, high bar, horseback riding events. Closing ceremonies, performed in the evening (shots are dark and high contrast). The last title makes reference to the next Olympics in Tokyo, which were cancelled because of the war.

Note(s)

  • See Stories 4682-4684 on Film ID 2859 for more of this film about the Olympics. Copyright: The donor has no information about copyright ownership. Therefore, the USHMM treats this film as existing in the public domain.

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