The 1936 Olympic Games

The 1936 Olympic Games

The 1936 Olympic Games is one of the most talked-about Documentary, History movies released in 2016, attracting audiences with its cinematic storytelling and memorable performances.

On the 1st August 1936, 100,000 spectators watched as Hitler and the Olympic delegates arrived at the Olympic opening ceremony in Berlin. The Olympic flags hung cheerfully side-by-side banners bearing the Nazi swastika. With the help of specialists and images from Léni Riefenstahl’s 1938 film, ‘Olympia’, we see what really went on behind the scenes and investigate the secret negotiations and compromises made by the International Olympic Committee to bring the Olympics to Berlin.

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