- Actors: David Albritton, Arvo Askola, Jack Beresford, Erwin Blask, Sulo Bärlund
- Directors: Leni Riefenstahl
- Writers: Leni Riefenstahl
- Producers: Leni Riefenstahl
- Format: Colour, Dolby, DVD-Video, Limited Edition, Subtitled, NTSC
- Language German, English, Spanish, Italian
- Subtitles: English
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 2
- Classification: Unrated (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: Pathfinder Home Ent.
- DVD Release Date: 27 Jun 2006
- Run Time: 204 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000FQJA2S
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55,472 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
- #61 in Film & TV > Documentary > Politics
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
On the pure cinematographic point of view Leni Riefenstahl is a genius (on the same level of Orson Welles). On the historical point of view the nazi salute of the french delegation with the spanish civil war in the background lends credibility to the ambiguity of the trio Hitler-Stalin-West.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Part I
The film opens up with a film tribute to the history of Greece and the games. We get to see the names of the nations at the time that the torch passes through as it reached Berlin. A much more realistic torch than today's is ran into the stadium with a few pauses to let everyone see just before the final dash to the Olympic torch at the stadium. It would be great to recapture this in the present day. Some of the tribute leads me to believe that our athletes are overly clothed for the sports.
Part II
By now watching Part I, "Festival of the nation" spoiled you. Again this film starts out with the ideal and surrounded by Leni's signature clouds. List is leading you to "field hockey, soccer bicycling, equestrian, aquatic and gymnastic events. Highlights are the Pentathlon and the Decathlon." Remember that some countries were still using horses in the military.
It may be unique reasons that brought you to this point such as Leni or photography, or interest in history, or, or, or. But once the action starts you feel that you are there and get lost in the "who will win what and how." Even being aware of the outcome does not prepare you to "not bite your nails" as you watch each athlete barley besting the next until it is over too soon. I noticed that instead of placing medals over the winners, they used laurel wreaths.
Any way you cut it, this movie is worth watching.
The film opens up with a film tribute to the history of Greece and the games. We get to see the names of the nations at the time that the torch passes through as it reached Berlin. A much more realistic torch than today's is ran into the stadium with a few pauses to let everyone see just before the final dash to the Olympic torch at the stadium. It would be great to recapture this in the present day. Some of the tribute leads me to believe that our athletes are overly clothed for the sports.
Part II
By now watching Part I, "Festival of the nation" spoiled you. Again this film starts out with the ideal and surrounded by Leni's signature clouds. List is leading you to "field hockey, soccer bicycling, equestrian, aquatic and gymnastic events. Highlights are the Pentathlon and the Decathlon." Remember that some countries were still using horses in the military.
It may be unique reasons that brought you to this point such as Leni or photography, or interest in history, or, or, or. But once the action starts you feel that you are there and get lost in the "who will win what and how." Even being aware of the outcome does not prepare you to "not bite your nails" as you watch each athlete barley besting the next until it is over too soon. I noticed that instead of placing medals over the winners, they used laurel wreaths.
Any way you cut it, this movie is worth watching.
7 of 12 people found the following review helpful
This is a fantastic documentary and became the blueprint for subsequent documentaries.
Riefenstahl was an interesting character ruthlessly self centred, duplicitous, promiscuous but seems to have a magneticism and real ability at editing films (she shot indeterminate amounts of film and had open access to any official news footage). An unapologetic Nazi despite her apolitical assertions. Attractively fascinatingly evil.
Riefenstahl was an interesting character ruthlessly self centred, duplicitous, promiscuous but seems to have a magneticism and real ability at editing films (she shot indeterminate amounts of film and had open access to any official news footage). An unapologetic Nazi despite her apolitical assertions. Attractively fascinatingly evil.
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