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title: "Leni Riefenstahl's Olympiad Film Premiere"
year: 1938
country: "Germany"
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recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1938-01-01"
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# Leni Riefenstahl's Olympiad Film Premiere

> The release of *Olympia*, Riefenstahl's two-part documentary of the 1936 Berlin Games, became cinema's most propagandistic and visually innovative sports film.

## Summary

Helene Bertha Amalie "Leni" Riefenstahl was a German filmmaker, photographer, and actress. She is considered one of the most controversial personalities in film history. Regarded by many critics as an "innovative filmmaker and creative aesthete", she is also criticized for her works in the service of propaganda during the Nazi era.

## Sources

- [Leni Riefenstahl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leni_Riefenstahl) - Wikipedia

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Canonical: https://recap.at/1938/olympiad-film