Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty (1938)
Commissioned to make a propaganda film about the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, director Leni Riefenstahl created a celebration of the human form. Where the two-part epic's first half, Festival of the Nations, focused on the international aspects of the 1936 Olympic Games held in Berlin, part two, The Festival of Beauty, concentrates on individual athletes such as equestrians, gymnasts, and swimmers, climaxing with American Glenn Morris' performance in the decathalon and the games' majestic closing ceremonies. nazi, sports, olympic games, gymnastics, nationalism, national socialism, national socialist party, olympia, woman director, nsdap (nazi party), poetic documentary
Released: Jun 02, 1938
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Genre: Documentary
Stars: Sheigo Arai, Albert Bachmann, Daniel Barrow, Jack Beresford, Ralf Berzsenyi, Ferenc Csík, Richard Degener, Willemijntje den Ouden, Charles des Jammonières, Velma Dunn, Konrad Frey
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