Olympia – Pt. 1& 2 (DVD)

Olympia Part 1:

The Festival of the Nation

includes the lighting of the torch ceremony, and the track and field events in which Jessie Owens won four Gold Medals. Riefenstahl`s groundbreaking documentary of Munich`s 1936 Olympics was made specifically at Hitler`s request.Olympia Part 2:

The Festival of Beauty

includes field hockey, polo, soccer, aquatics, bicycling, sailing, rowing, the marathon race, and the decathlon. This groundbreaking documentary was made at Hitler`s request to show the world how far Germany had come.