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Olympia is a 1938 German 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 (Festival of Nations) (126 minutes) and Olympia 2.
Olympia: 1938 Leni Riefenstahl [19] 14 London 1948: XIVth Olympiad: The Glory of Sport: 1948 Castleton Knight [14] joint film also covering the 1948 Winter Olympics: 15 Helsinki 1952: Olympia 52: 1952 Chris Marker [20] Where the World Meets: 1952 Hannu Leminen: Official Gold and Glory: 1953 Hannu Leminen: Official 16 Melbourne 1956: Olympic ...
Olympia Dukakis (June 20, 1931 – May 1, 2021) was an American actress. She performed in more than 130 stage productions, in some 60 films, and in approximately 50 television series. She performed in more than 130 stage productions, in some 60 films, and in approximately 50 television series.
On 31 August 1938, Olympia won the Mussolini cup at the Venice Film Festival as "Best foreign film". [38] She arrived in New York City on 4 November 1938, five days before Kristallnacht (the "Night of the Broken Glass"). [48] When news of the event reached the United States, [48] Riefenstahl publicly defended Hitler. [48]
The film garnered a strong critical response. It currently has a 95% rating amongst critics cited on the Rotten Tomatoes film review website. [1]"This movie is fascinating in so many different ways: As the story of an extraordinary life, as the reconstruction of the career of one of the greatest of film artists, as the record of an ideological debate, as a portrait of an amazing old woman."
Among the studio's most notable films are Cimarron (winner of the 1931 Academy Award for Best Picture), King Kong (1933), Bringing Up Baby (1938), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946—the studio's only other Academy Award for Best Picture), and what some people consider the greatest film of all time, 1941's ...
Cast and crew Ref. J A N U A R Y: 6 Coma: United Artists: Michael Crichton (director/screenplay); Geneviève Bujold, Michael Douglas, Elizabeth Ashley, Rip Torn, Richard Widmark, Lois Chiles, Hari Rhodes, Richard Doyle, Lance LeGault, Tom Selleck, Joanna Kerns, Ed Harris, Philip Baker Hall: September 30, 1955: Universal Pictures
The popular success of the film, as well as the critical response to the on-screen couple, led to seven additional collaborations: [43] The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), Four's a Crowd (1938), Dodge City (1939), The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939, although de Havilland played a supporting ...