1936 Berlin Olympics - Leni Riefenstahl 16 mm Film: Two reels… - Sporting & General Memorabilia - Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

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1936 Berlin Olympics - Leni Riefenstahl 16 mm Film: Two reels of the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. The film is black and white and features sports commentary in German and natural crowd sound. Runs for 45 minutes. The film is in excellent condition and has recently been run through a projector. A DVD copy is included. There are various crowd shots including several of Adolf Hitler generally in response to German successes. This film was directed by LeniRiefenstahl for her film 'Olympia' (which runs 4 hours over 2 episodes) but it is not a copy of that edited film. The vendor has matched shots to the final edit of Olympia but this is more like a rough cut or rushes with German commentary/natural sound. Of outstanding interest to all who have an interest in the Olympic Games. Details of the action - Women’s discus; Women’s javelin, Mens 1500m (includes medal ceremony with Jack Lovelock NZ, Glenn Cunningham USA & LuigiBeccali Italy); Men’s high jump; 110m Men’s hurdles; Men’s 4 x 400m (includes medal ceremony, with Gold - Great Britain, Silver - USA & Bronze - Germany); Women’s high jump; slow-motion Men’s 110m hurdles; Men’s 10,000m (includes medal ceremony); Men’s hammer throw; Men’s triple jump; Men’s javelin. 'Olympia' was the first documentary feature film of the Olympic Games ever made. Many advanced motion picture techniques, which later became industry standards but which were groundbreaking at the time, were employed, including unusual camera angles, smash cuts, extreme close-ups, placing tracking shot rails within the bleachers, and the like. The techniques employed are almost universally admired, but the film is controversial due to its political context.

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