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Olympics -- Berlin 1936

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 2008.138.1 | RG Number: RG-60.4685 | Film ID: 2859

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    Olympics -- Berlin 1936

    Overview

    Description
    Further scenes of the 1936 Olympics. The action moves to the harbor in Kiel for a sailing race. Panning shots of the boats and flags of several nations. Intertitles introduce the German sailors as they arrive on the dock. German sailors win the gold and the bronze medals. Next are men's and women's swimming and diving events. Goering and Hess are present in the stands. Next events: water polo, field hockey, soccer, gymnastics (synchronized exercises of large numbers of athletes, first men, then women), pommel horse, vault, high bar, horseback riding events. Closing ceremonies, performed in the evening (shots are dark and high contrast). The last title makes reference to the next Olympics in Tokyo, which were cancelled because of the war.
    Duration
    00:19:17
    Date
    Event:  August 1-16, 1936
    Locale
    Kiel, Germany
    Berlin, Germany
    Credit
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, gift of William Haller

    Physical Details

    Language
    Silent
    Genre/Form
    Documentary.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Poor
    Time Code
    01:35:08:00 to 01:54:25:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 2859 Film: 16 mm
      Master 2859 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2859 Film: 16 mm
      Master 2859 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2859 Film: 16 mm
      Master 2859 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2859 Film: 16 mm
      Master 2859 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 2859 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2859 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2859 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2859 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
    Copyright
    Public Domain
    Conditions on Use
    To the best of the Museum's knowledge, this material is in the public domain. You do not require further permission from the Museum to reproduce or use this material.

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    Administrative Notes

    Film Provenance
    This film was given to William (Cliff) Haller's father, Charles Haller, in December 1945. Charles Haller was a sergeant in the US Army stationed in Germany after the war. The film was a gift from Kurt Metzner. Cliff Haller donated the film to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in August 2008.
    Note
    See Stories 4682-4684 on Film ID 2859 for more of this film about the Olympics.

    Copyright: The donor has no information about copyright ownership. Therefore, the USHMM treats this film as existing in the public domain.
    Film Source
    William C. Haller
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 5060
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:34:18
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