Saturday, May 18, 2024

Leni Riefenstahl's 'Olympia - Festival of Nations' (1936)

A video of the 1936 Olympics, which were held in Berlin when Hitler was in power. Leni Riefenstahl made it. It's meant to make Germany look good.

Nazi official in military cap and swastika armband, standing and smiling. the audience applauds. video caption: German double victory in the hammer throwing
two athletes just after running around the track, one is number 461, and to his side, the victorious Jesse Owens

Watch it free on YouTube: 1 hour 55 minutes.

Read about the 1936 Olympics:

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