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Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty
(1938)
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Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty
(1938)
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Sheigo Arai | ... |
Himself - Swimmer, Japan
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Jack Beresford | ... |
Himself - Rower, Britain
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Ralf Berzsenyi | ... |
Himself - Small-Bore Rifle, Hungary
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Ferenc Csík | ... |
Himself - Swimmer, Hungary
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Richard Degener | ... |
Himself - Springboard Diver, USA
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Willemijntje den Ouden | ... |
Herself - Swimmer, Holland
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Charles des Jammonières | ... |
Himself - Free Pistol, France
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Velma Dunn | ... |
Herself - Platfom Diver, USA
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Konrad Frey | ... |
Himself - Gymnastics, Germany
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Marjorie Gestring | ... |
Herself - Springboard Diver, USA
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Albert Greene | ... |
Himself - Springboard Diver, USA
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Tetsuo Hamuro | ... |
Himself - 1st Place: 200m Breaststroke, Japan
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Josef Hasenöhrl | ... |
Himself - Single Sculls Rower, Austria
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Heinz Hax | ... |
Himself - Rapid-Fire Pistol, Germany
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Alois Hudec | ... |
Himself - Gymnastics, Czechoslovakia
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After being commissioned by the 1936 Olympic Committee to create a feature film of the Berlin Olympics, Riefenstahl shot a documentary that celebrates the human body by combining the poetry of bodies in motion with close-ups of athletes in the heat of competition. The production tends to glorify the young male body and, some say, expresses the Nazi attitude toward athletic prowess. Miss Riefenstahl captures the grace of athletes during field hockey, soccer, bicycling, equestrian, aquatic and gymnastic events. Highlights are the Pentathlon and the Decathlon, which was won by American Glenn Morris; it ends with the triumphant conclusion of the games. Written by Fiona Kelleghan <fkelleghan@aol.com>
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