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OLYMPIA -The LENI RIEFENSTAHL Archival Collection
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: PATHFINDER HOME ENTERTAINMENT
EAN: 0825307915990
Format: Black & White, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full length, Limited Edition, Special Edition, Subtitled, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 20
Label: Pathfinder Home Entertainment
Languages: German (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 MonoEnglish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 MonoSpanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 MonoItalian (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 MonoEnglish (Subtitled),
Manufacturer: Pathfinder Home Entertainment
MPN: PH-91599
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Pathfinder Home Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 27, 2006
Running Time: 204 minutes
Studio: Pathfinder Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: March 29, 1940
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Editorial Review:
This limited edition 2-disc set features the complete original version of OLYMPIA presented for the first time on DVD.Part 1: (Festival of the Nations) -Disc 1Riefenstahl shot a documentary that celebrates the human body by combining the poetry of bodies in motion with close-ups of athletes in the heat of competition. Includes Jesse Owen's sprint races at the 1936 Olympic games and Adolf Hitler looking on in amazement as Owens wins an unprecedented four Gold Medals.Part 2: (Festival of Beauty) -Disc 2Riefenstahl captures the grace of the athletes during field hockey soccer bicycling equestrian aquatic and gymnastic events. Highlights are the Pentathlon and the Decathlon which was won by American Glenn Morris; it ends with the triumphant conclusion of the games.Special Features:Two disc limited edition containing over 5 hours of material including JUGEND DER WELT ( Youth of The World ) Official Documentary of the 1936 Winter Olympics at Garmisch-Partenkirchen DIE KAMERA FAHRT MIT ( The Camera Goes Along ) 1936 Documentary by Bavaria-Filmkunst featuring footage from Leni Rifenstahl s films OLYMPIA and TRIUMPH OF THE WILL. Deleted Scenes Biography Still Gallery German and English languages with ON/OFF English subtitles Dolby 2.0 audio Essay.System Requirements:Running Time: 204 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. Rating: NR UPC: 825307915990 Manufacturer No: PH-91599
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - 5 star film / 0 star transfer
I have watched many historical b&w films with poorer transfers/more distortion than this, so it isn't UNWATCHABLE to me. I think many reviewers are spoiled by HD clarity in movies, you can't expect clear visual perfection in a 70+ year old film. That said, I'm echoing the other reviewers' disappointment in the overall quality because this film is such a visual masterpiece. I expect much more effort to be put into it as a project, more respect for the material. This is obviously a VHS tape transfer, ... Read More
Rating:  - How could they?
My parents took me to see Olympia at a Dartmouth College screening when I was younger. I have never forgotten the visual and creative impact of this film. Nothing comes remotely close to it's mystical and artistic beauty. I have waited in vain for a theater to re-release it or for there to be a screening of this masterpiece. Now I find that the DVD has been marred. Just because her politics were confused her magnum opus has to be destroyed? Not fair, not fooled. This is a glorious example of human ... Read More
Rating: - Terrible quality
Very disappointing. The images are washed out: no definition, no crispness. Even as a reference copy it would be a strain on the eyes. Hard to understand why such a well known documentary was released in this poor condition.
Rating:  - The Standard For Sport Film
Excellent and beautiful film. It is a technical masterpiece and Reifensthal's camera work and eiting sets a standard that modern sport reporting has sadly forgotten in its quest to report without art.
This copy would have gotten a 5 star rating, however it is a rather shabby copy of a videotape and as soon as a new restored digital version is available forget this one and purchase the new one.
Still, the art value of this work makes it a must purchase. Reifensthal's connection ... Read More
Rating: - Magnificent movie -- absolutely horrible transfer
I hadn't seen Olympia since the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles when the first part was broadcast there. Since I don't buy VHS anymore I was glad to see it on DVD. I was disappointed by the awful transfer (from TAPE no less!), the lousy video compression, and the badly engineered audio compression that sounds like it was done at too low a bit rate due to the aliasing. HOWEVER, if you want this DVD for the movie that is contained on it then you will not be disappointed. Leni Riefenstahl's incredible ... Read More
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