Traces Japan’s history with the Olympic games and the 1964 Tokyo Olympics for viewers before Tokyo hosts the event again in 2020. The first half tells the story of marathon runner Kanakuri Shiso, who became one of the first Japanese nationals to participate in the Olympics in Stockholm in 1912. The second half features Tabata Masaji, the coach who laid the foundations of Japanese swimming and helped bring the games to Tokyo for the first time in 1964.
In the 1930s, the University of Washington's rowing team faces the challenges of the Great Depression. They rise above adversity to achieve greatness, culminating in their victory at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations is a poetic documentary that showcases the beauty and athleticism of the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The film captures the interwar period of Nazi Germany and emphasizes the fascist aesthetic of the event. It features stunning slow-motion shots of track and field events, including hurdles, marathons, triple jumps, shot puts, and relay races. The documentary also highlights the performances of legendary athletes like Jesse Owens and the propaganda surrounding the Olympic Games. Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations explores the nationalistic and xenophobic sentiments of Nazi Germany during this time.
The Jesse Owens Story is a biographical film about the black athlete Jesse Owens. Dorian Harewood plays the Olympic gold-winning athlete. The drama won a 1985 Primetime Emmy Award and was nominated for two more.
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