1936 Olympics: marathon; closing ceremony

Identifier
irn1002936
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2001.358.1
  • RG-60.3106
Dates
1 Jan 1938 - 31 Dec 1938
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Italian
  • Music
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • Leni Riefenstahl (Director)
  • Herbert Windt (Music)
  • Stella Tobis (Producer)
  • 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 12: Kitel Son of Japan wins marathon race; Ernest Harper of England, Second; Shoryu Nan of Japan, Third; Erkki Tamila of England, Fourth; Vaino Muinonen of Finland, Fifth; Johannes Coleman of South Africa, Sixth. Closing ceremony. Cameras. Note: There are no titles at the end of the film.

Note(s)

  • Produced in Germany. Seized Enemy Records.

Subjects

  • RIEFENSTAHL, LENI
  • OLYMPICS (BERLIN 1936)
  • ATHLETES
  • CEREMONIES
  • SPORTS/GAMES
  • GERMANY
  • STADIUMS

Places

  • Berlin, Germany

Genre

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