" Highlights of the 1936 Olympics ” 1936 Summer Games Berlin, German Xi Olympiad Xd7900 (1936)
1936 · Short film · 13 min
- War
Synopsis
This brief historical film shows the infamous 1936 Olympics held in Berlin. Hitler was rising into power working to remilitarize German western lands near the Rhine River; an ominous and clear break of the Versailles Treaty. World War Two would erupt just three years later. In order to outdo the pervious LA Olympics in 1932, Hitler built a 100,000 seat stadium. Jesse Owens of the US would become the most successful athlete of the 1936 Games winning four gold medals. Please note: this film contains the political symbols of the Nationalist Socialist regime then in power in Germany, and the flag, swastika and eagle, may appear on screen. Periscope Film absolutely condemns the Nazi regime and affirms that that regime committed grave atrocities, war crimes, and crimes against humanity before and during WWII. These include the tragic, mass extermination of millions of innocent civilians. The Olympic flag waves (:26) prior to Nazi flags (:30), a strange and stark contrast. Soldiers march (1:03), crowds rush forward in the streets of Berlin (1:17) and Hitler heads to open the 11th Olympic Games (1:21). The lead ship of the Hindenburg Class; the LZ-129 Hindenburg floats above (1:26). It too would be ill fated and perish in a fiery crash in 1937 (1:26). Greek athletes march in (1:36). A shot of the stadium from above shows the jammed seats (1:40). British athletes (2:03) precede the US team (2:16). Hitler takes his post at the podium (2:22). Nazi flags wave along with the German team…
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- Running time
- 13 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Bob Clark
- Rhine River
- Versailles Treaty
- War Two
- Nationalist Socialist
- Special Enterprises
- Olympic Games
- Hindenburg Class
- Hilda Fleischer
- Jack Lovelock