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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. Includes the marathon, men’s diving, and American track star Jesse Owen’s sprint races at the 1936 Olympic games. The production tends to glorify the young male body and, some say, expresses the Nazi attitude toward athletic prowess. Includes the lighting of the torch at the stadium and Adolf Hitler looking on in amazement as Jesse Owens wins an unprecedented four Gold Medals. |
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| Ratings: | IMDB: 7.8/10 | |
| Released: | March 8, 1940 | |
| Runtime: | 111 min | |
| Genres: | Documentary Sport | |
| Countries: | Germany | |
| Companies: | Olympia-Film GmbH Olympia Film GmbH International Olympic Committee Tobis Filmkunst | |
| Cast: | Jack Beresford David Albritton Arvo Askola | |
| Crew: | Leni Riefenstahl | |
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Moonshot : Contains spoilers. Click to show. I kept expected a cigarette to be flicked in a face...ala Usual Suspects.