Olympia

1938 black-and-white Nazi propaganda documentary film, written, directed and produced by Leni Riefenstahl, about the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin
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Olympia is a documentary film and propaganda film. The film is classified under two genres: documentary film and propaganda film [1][2].

Olympia

Summary

Olympia is a film[1]. Olympia ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,600 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Olympia's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Olympia's instance of is recorded as film duology[4].
  • Olympia was directed by Leni Riefenstahl[5].
  • Leni Riefenstahl wrote the screenplay for Olympia[6].
  • Olympia's composer is recorded as Herbert Windt[7].
  • Olympia's genre is documentary film[8].
  • Olympia's genre is propaganda film[9].
  • Olympia's based on is recorded as 1936 Summer Olympics[10].
  • Olympia was produced by Leni Riefenstahl[11].
  • Olympia's director of photography is recorded as Paul Holzki[12].
  • Olympia's director of photography is recorded as Wilfried Basse[13].
  • Olympia's director of photography is recorded as Hans Ertl[14].
  • Olympia's director of photography is recorded as Walter Frentz[15].
  • Olympia's director of photography is recorded as Hans Karl Gottschalk[16].
  • Olympia's director of photography is recorded as Richard Groschopp[17].
  • Olympia's director of photography is recorded as Willy Hameister[18].
  • Olympia's director of photography is recorded as Walter Hege[19].
  • Olympia's director of photography is recorded as Albert Höcht[20].
  • Olympia's director of photography is recorded as Carl Junghans[21].
  • Olympia's director of photography is recorded as Sepp Ketterer[22].
  • Olympia's director of photography is recorded as Gustav Lantschner[23].
  • Olympia's director of photography is recorded as Otto Lantschner[24].
  • Olympia's director of photography is recorded as Kurt Neubert[25].
  • Olympia's director of photography is recorded as Erich Nitzschmann[26].
  • Olympia's director of photography is recorded as Albert Oskar Schattmann[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Olympia was produced by Leni Riefenstahl[11]. Olympia was directed by Leni Riefenstahl[5]. Leni Riefenstahl wrote the screenplay for Olympia[6].

Publication

Olympia was published on January 1, 1938[28]. The original language of Olympia was German[29]. Genres include documentary film[8] and propaganda film[9].

Subject and Themes

Olympia's main subject is Olympic Games[30].

Reception

Reviews include 8.1/10[31], 7.3/10[32], and 80%[33].

Why It Matters

Olympia ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,600 views/month).[2] Olympia has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Olympia is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject Olympic Games
    Based on 1936 Summer Olympics
    Set in period ['Q35702', 'Q6927']
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