Olympia [videorecording] / A Pathfinder Home Entertainment release ; a Leni Riefenstahl film ; written, produced and directed by Leni Riefenstahl.
1938
GV722 1936 .O4 2006
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Olympia [videorecording] / A Pathfinder Home Entertainment release ; a Leni Riefenstahl film ; written, produced and directed by Leni Riefenstahl.
Variant Title
Subtitle on container: Complete original version
Imprint
[Venice, Calif.] : Pathfinder Home Entertainment, 1938, c2006.
Language
Multiple languages
Language Note
In German with on/off English subtitles, dubbed English language.
Description
2 videodisc (ca. 204 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Other Standard Identifiers
825307915990
Call Number
GV722 1936 .O4 2006
Dewey Decimal Classification
796.48/0943
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.
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".
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".
Credits
Camera, Hans Ertl ... [et al.]; music, Herbert Windt.
System Details Note
DVD; Dolby 2.0 audio.
Awards
Venice 1938: Best foreign movie; Olympic Gold Medal of the International Olympic Committee.
Added Corporate Author
Pathfinder Home Entertainment (Firm)
Series
The Leni Riefenstahl archival collection
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On-Campus Resources > DVDs
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Table of 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.
Disc 2: Olympia 2 Teil -Fest der schönheit=Festival of beauty-part 2.