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1938
Olympia is a 1938 German propaganda and documentary film written, directed and produced by Leni Riefenstahl, which documented the 1936 Summer Olympics, held in the Olympic Stadium in Berlin during the Nazi period. The film was released in two parts: Olympia 1. Teil — Fest der Völker and Olympia 2. Teil — Fest der Schönheit. The 1936 Summer Olympics torch relay, as devised for the Games by the secretary general of…
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Leni Riefenstahl is considered to be the best-known female director in the history of cinema, but also the most infamous filmmaker. This is due to her close friendship with Adolf Hitler and association with the Nazi regime, which she celebrated in her best-known work, the 1935 documentary *Triumph of the Will*, one of the most effective pieces of propaganda and one of the most influential films ever made. Three year…More
