Olympia

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Olympia is a 1938 German documentary film directed by Leni Riefenstahl that chronicles the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games and is renowned both for its pioneering cinematic techniques and its association with Nazi propaganda.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf German film
black-and-white film
documentary film
sports film
associatedWith Nazi Germany
Nazi propaganda
awardReceived Coppa Mussolini for Best Foreign Film
cinematography Hans Ertl
Walter Frentz
commissionedBy Nazi Germany
surface form: "Nazi government"
countryOfOrigin Germany
depicts Olympic Games
athletics
diving
gymnastics
track and field
director Leni Riefenstahl
distributor Tobis Film
editedBy Leni Riefenstahl
Paul Falkenberg NERFINISHED
features National Olympic Committee of Germany
surface form: "German Olympic team"

Jesse Owens
Luz Long
filmingTechnique slow motion
tracking shots
underwater photography
unusual camera angles
genre documentary
propaganda film
hasPart Olympia Part One: Festival of Nations
Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty
influenced documentary filmmaking techniques
modern sports broadcasting
musicBy Herbert Windt NERFINISHED
notableFor aestheticization of the athletic body
innovative editing
pioneering sports cinematography
originalLanguage German
premiereDate 1938-04-20
producer Leni Riefenstahl
productionCompany Leni Riefenstahl-Produktion
publicationDate 1938
releaseFormat two-part film
runtime approximately 220 minutes
screenedAt Venice Film Festival
screenwriter Leni Riefenstahl
setting Berlin
subject 1936 Summer Olympics
timePeriodDepicted 1936

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Leni Riefenstahl directed Olympia
Leni Riefenstahl notableWork Olympia

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