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Title Olympia / A Pathfinder Home Entertainment release ; a Leni Riefenstahl film ; written, produced and directed by Leni Riefenstahl.

Publication Info. [Venice, Calif.] : Pathfinder Home Entertainment, 1938.
©2006

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 Moore Video  GV722 1936 .O4 2006    Available  Ask at Circulation Desk
Description 2 DVDs (approximately 204 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Germany https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80125931
Physical Medium monochrome
Description digital
optical
mono
video file
DVD video
Series The Leni Riefenstahl archival collection.
Leni Riefenstahl archival collection.
Credits Camera, Hans Ertl ... [et al.]; music, Herbert Windt.
Contents Disc 1: Olympia 1. Teil-Fest der völker=Festival of Nations-part 1 -- Disc 2: Olympia 2 Teil -Fest der schönheit=Festival of beauty-part 2.
Note Originally released in Germany in 1938 by Tobis.
Special features: Deleted scene: "Olympia Oath", alternate scenes ; Essay by film historian David Calvert Smith. Biography of Leni Riefenstahl, short film "Jugend der welt" , official documentary of the 1936 Winter Olympics at Garmisch-Partenkirchen ; "Die Kamera fahrt mit", 1936 documentary by Bavaria-Filmkunst featuring footage from Leni Riefenstahl's film "Olympia" and "Triumph of the will".
Summary The first of two films made to record the 1936 Summer Olympic Games in Berlin. Although controversial for its ties to, and representation of National Socialism, it is considered by many to be a brilliant and ground-breaking sports documentary.
Awards Venice 1938: Best foreign movie; Olympic Gold Medal of the International Olympic Committee.
Language In German with on/off English subtitles, dubbed English language ; Dolby 2.0 audio
Subject Olympic Games (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany)
Olympic Games.
Genre/Form Documentary films.
Chronological Term 20th century
Genre/Form Documentary films.
Video recordings.
Video recordings.
Added Author Riefenstahl, Leni.
Ertl, Hans.
Windt, Herbert, 1894-1965.
Pathfinder Home Entertainment (Firm)
Added Title Olympia (Motion picture) https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85374908
Festival of the nations
Festival of beauty
Note Subtitle on container: Complete original version
Standard No. 825307915990