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Director Leni Riefenstahl shot this two-part film at Berlin's 1936 Olympic Games. Unlike the director's controversial Nazi propaganda films, there is little overt political content in this epic: if anything, the film's hero is African-American athlete Jesse Owens, whose remarkable feats challenged Adolf Hitler's boasts of Aryan superiority. Riefenstahl combines thrilling in-the-moment sports footage with scenes of classical beauty comparing modern Olympians to Greek heroes.
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Synopsis Director Leni Riefenstahl shot this two-part film at Berlin's 1936 Olympic Games. Unlike the director's controversial Nazi propaganda films, there is little overt political content in this epic: if anything, the film's hero is African-American athlete Jesse Owens, whose remarkable feats challenged Adolf Hitler's boasts of Aryan superiority. Riefenstahl combines thrilling in-the-moment sports footage with scenes of classical beauty comparing modern Olympians to Greek heroes.
Director
Leni Riefenstahl
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
German
Release Date (DVD)
Aug 1, 2006
Runtime
3h 35m