Leni Riefenstahl’s film Olympia
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Leni Riefenstahl’s film *Olympia* is a landmark 1938 documentary that artistically chronicles the 1936 Berlin Olympics, renowned for its innovative cinematography and controversial association with Nazi propaganda.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Olympia | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
German film
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documentary film ⓘ sports film ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Nazi propaganda ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Coppa Mussolini for Best Foreign Film
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National Board of Review: Top Foreign Film ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy |
Hans Ertl
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Walter Frentz ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Nazi Germany
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surface form:
Nazi government of Germany
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| controversialFor | aestheticization of Nazi ideology ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| director | Leni Riefenstahl ⓘ |
| directorOfPhotographyTechnique |
dynamic camera movement
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underwater photography in diving sequences ⓘ use of telephoto lenses ⓘ |
| editedBy |
Leni Riefenstahl
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Paul Falkenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresAthlete | Jesse Owens ⓘ |
| featuresEvent |
Olympic Games opening ceremony television production
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surface form:
Olympic Games opening ceremony
diving competitions ⓘ track and field competitions ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Berlin ⓘ |
| follows |
Triumph des Willens
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surface form:
Triumph of the Will
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| genre |
documentary
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sports documentary ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
later Olympic films
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sports cinematography ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Olympia Part One: Festival of Nations
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Olympia Part One: Festival of Nations ⓘ
surface form:
Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty
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| language | German ⓘ |
| musicBy | Herbert Windt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
aerial photography
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influence on sports broadcasting aesthetics ⓘ innovative cinematography ⓘ montage editing ⓘ slow-motion sports photography ⓘ tracking shots ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1938-04-20 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Berlin ⓘ |
| producer | Leni Riefenstahl ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda
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surface form:
Reichsministerium für Volksaufklärung und Propaganda
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| publicationDate | 1938 ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 220 minutes ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| subject | 1936 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 1936 ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
1936 Summer Olympics