The 1936 Summer Olympics officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad were held in Berlin Germany. Hitler used the Olympics as a tool for propaganda. Filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl a favourite of Hitler was commissioned by the International Olympic Committee to film the Games. The film titled 'Olympia' originated many of the techniques now commonplace to the filming of sports.By allowing only members of the 'Aryan race' to compete for Germany Hitler further promoted his ideological belief of racial supremacy. Although Germany won most of the medals in the Olympics... other athletes such as African-American athlete Jesse Owens who won four gold medals showed great athleticism through performance.This is the fascinating story of the now infamous 1936 Olympic games. [show more]
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