Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty (1938)
Olympia 2. Teil - Fest der Schönheit (original title)Reference View | Change View
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- 1h 36min
- Documentary, Sport
- 29 Mar 1940 (USA)
- Movie
The document of the 1936 Olympics at Berlin, orchestrated as Nazi propaganda.
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| Sheigo Arai | ... |
Self - Swimmer, Japan
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| Jack Beresford | ... |
Self - Rower, Britain
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Ralf Berzsenyi | ... |
Self - Small-Bore Rifle, Hungary
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Ferenc Csík | ... |
Self - Swimmer, Hungary
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Richard Degener | ... |
Self - Springboard Diver, USA
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Willemijntje den Ouden | ... |
Self - Swimmer, Holland
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Charles des Jammonières | ... |
Self - Free Pistol, France
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| Velma Dunn | ... |
Self - Platfom Diver, USA
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| Konrad Frey | ... |
Self - Gymnastics, Germany
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Marjorie Gestring | ... |
Self - Springboard Diver, USA
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Albert Greene | ... |
Self - Springboard Diver, USA
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Tetsuo Hamuro | ... |
Self - 1st Place: 200m Breaststroke, Japan
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Josef Hasenöhrl | ... |
Self - Single Sculls Rower, Austria
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Heinz Hax | ... |
Self - Rapid-Fire Pistol, Germany
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| Adolf Hitler | ... |
Self
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Alois Hudec | ... |
Self - Gymnastics, Czechoslovakia
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Cornelius Johnson | ... |
Self - High Jump Winner
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Adolph Kiefer | ... |
Self - Swimmer, USA
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| Masaji Kiyokawa | ... |
Self - Swimmer, Japan
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Reizô Koike | ... |
Self - Swimmer, Japan
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Erich Krempel | ... |
Self - Free Pistol, Germany
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Käthe Köhler | ... |
Self - Platform Diver, Germany
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| Eugen Mack | ... |
Self - Gymnastics, Switzerland
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Shôzô Makino | ... |
Self - Swimmer, Japan
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| Rie Mastenbroek | ... |
Self - Swimmer, Holland
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| Jack Medica | ... |
Self - Swimmer, USA
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| Glenn Morris | ... |
Self - Decathlon, USA
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| Dorothy Poynton | ... |
Self - Diver, USA
(as Dorothy Poynton Hill)
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Katherine Rawls | ... |
Self - Springboard Diver, USA
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Michael Reusch | ... |
Self - Gymnastics, Switzerland
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Elbert Root | ... |
Self - Platform Diver, USA
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Willy Rögeberg | ... |
Self - Small-Bore Rifle, Norway
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Aleksanteri Saavala | ... |
Self - Gymastics, Finland
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Alfred Schwarzmann | ... |
Self - Gymnastics, Germany
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Gustav Schäfer | ... |
Self - Single Sculls Rower, Germany
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Johanna Selbach | ... |
Self - Swimmer, Holland
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Neda Senff | ... |
Self - Swimmer, Holland
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Erwin Sietas | ... |
Self - Swimmer, Germany
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Herman Stork | ... |
Self - Platform Diver, USA
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Leon Stukelji | ... |
Self - Gymnastics, Yugoslavia
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Noboru Terada | ... |
Self - Swimmer, Japan
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Torsten Ullman | ... |
Self - Shooting Competitor, Sweden
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Shunpei Utô | ... |
Self - Swimmer, Japan
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Albert van den Weghe | ... |
Self - Swimmer, USA
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Cornelius van Oyen | ... |
Self - Rapid-Fire Pistol, Germany
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Matthias Volz | ... |
Self - Gymnastics, Germany
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| Conrad von Wangenheim | ... |
Self - Steeplechase, Germany
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Catherina Wagner | ... |
Self - Swimmer, Holland
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Josef Walter | ... |
Self - Gymnastics, Switzerland
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Marshall Wayne | ... |
Self - Diver, USA
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Rolf Wernicke | ... |
Narrator
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Masanori Yusa | ... |
Self - Swimmer, Japan
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Albert Bachmann | ... |
Self - Gymnastics, Switzerland (uncredited)
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Daniel Barrow | ... |
Self - Single Sculls Rower, USA (uncredited)
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Wladyslaw Karas | ... |
Self - Small-Bore Rifle, Poland (uncredited)
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Paul Laven | ... |
Narrator (uncredited)
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| Hideko Maehata | ... |
Self - Swimmer, Japan (uncredited)
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Shigeo Sugiura | ... |
Self - Swimmer, Japan (uncredited)
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Masaharu Taguchi | ... |
Self - Swimmer, Japan (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Leni Riefenstahl | ||
Written by
| Leni Riefenstahl | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Leni Riefenstahl | ... | producer |
Music by
| Herbert Windt | ||
| Walter Gronostay | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Wilfried Basse | ... | (uncredited) |
| Leo De Lafrue | ... | (uncredited) |
| Walter Frentz | ... | (uncredited) |
| Hans Karl Gottschalk | ... | (uncredited) |
| Richard Groschopp | ... | (uncredited) |
| Willy Hameister | ... | (uncredited) |
| Walter Hege | ... | (uncredited) |
| Werner Hundhausen | ... | (uncredited) |
| Albert Kling | ... | (uncredited) |
| Ernst Kunstmann | ... | (uncredited) |
| Guzzi Lantschner | ... | (uncredited) |
| Otto Lantschner | ... | (uncredited) |
| Kurt Neubert | ... | (uncredited) |
| Erich Nitzschmann | ... | (uncredited) |
| Hans Scheib | ... | (uncredited) |
| Hugo O. Schulze | ... | (uncredited) |
| Károly Vass | ... | (uncredited) |
| Andor von Barsy | ... | (uncredited) |
| Fritz von Friedl | ... | (uncredited) |
| Heinz von Jaworsky | ... | (uncredited) |
| Hugo von Kaweczynski | ... | (uncredited) |
| Alexander von Lagorio | ... | (uncredited) |
| Willy Zielke | ... | (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
| Erna Peters | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Walter Traut | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Hans Ertl | ... | underwater cinematographer (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Excelsior Pictures Corp. (1940) (United States) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Consorzio EIA (1938) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Filmsonor (1938) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Arte Edition (1999) (Germany) (video)
- Arthaus (1999) (Germany) (VHS)
- Belle & Blade Studios (video)
- FH Producción (2006) (Spain) (DVD)
- I.V.C. (2001) (Japan) (DVD)
- I.V.C. (2003) (Japan) (DVD)
- I.V.C. (2005) (Japan) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (1997) (United States) (laserdisc)
- The Criterion Collection (2017) (United States) (DVD)
- Timeless Media Group (2011) (United States) (DVD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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. The production tends to glorify the young male body and, some say, expresses the Nazi attitude toward athletic prowess. Miss Riefenstahl captures the grace of athletes during field hockey, soccer, bicycling, equestrian, aquatic and gymnastic events. Highlights are the Pentathlon and the Decathlon, which was won by American Glenn Morris; it ends with the triumphant conclusion of the games.
Written by Fiona Kelleghan |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The production company Olympia-Film-GmbH, owned by Leni Riefenstahl and her brother Heinz, was only a front to preserve the film's political independence in front of the International Olympic Committee. It was, in fact, entirely funded by the Third Reich. The original contract stipulated that Olympia-Film-GmbH would be dissolved once production completed and the copyrights would be the sole property of the Reich. The dissolution only took place on 9th January 1942, with Riefenstahl being awarded 20% of the film's total earnings and naming the State as the only lawful copyright owner. See more » |
| Goofs | Just after Speer's 'Lichtdom' or Cathedral of Light is revealed, there is a procession of flags. The 7th flag, that of Portugal, is hung upside down on its pole. The same mistake is shown again a few seconds later as the wreaths are placed on the finials. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Ai yori ai e (1938). See more » |