1936 Olympics: nature; sports; athletes

Identifier
irn1001209
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2001.358.1
  • RG-60.3095
Dates
1 Jan 1938 - 31 Dec 1938
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Italian
  • Music
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • Stella Tobis (Producer)
  • Leni Riefenstahl (Director)
  • Herbert Windt (Music)
  • United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference

Scope and Content

Film shows the 1936 Summer Olympic Games, the Eleventh Olympiad, at the German Arena on the western outskirts of Berlin, Aug. 1-16th. Reel 1: Italian titles (rolling). Nature scenes at the Olympic camp at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, bird in trees, crane on river bank, athletes running through forest, wading stream, taking steam baths, swimming in river, playing basketball, practicing shot put and javelin throw as they prepare for the Summer Games. Flags of the nations fly at the German Arena; athletes march onto the field carrying flags of their nations.

Note(s)

  • Produced in Germany. Seized Enemy Records.

Subjects

  • STADIUMS
  • RIVERS
  • ATHLETES
  • GERMANY
  • OLYMPICS (BERLIN 1936)
  • RIEFENSTAHL, LENI
  • FLAGS
  • FORESTS
  • SPORTS/GAMES

Places

  • Berlin, Germany

Genre

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