The White Stadium (German: Das weiße Stadion) is a 1928 Swiss documentary film directed by Arnold Fanck about the 1928 Winter Olympics which were held in the Swiss resort of St. Moritz. The film received the backing of the International Olympic Committee and was the first of the Winter Olympic feature films to be made.[1] It was financed and distributed by the major German studio UFA, but was not a commercial or critical success.[2]
| The White Stadium | |
|---|---|
 German film poster | |
| German | Das weiße Stadion |
| Directed by | Arnold Fanck |
| Cinematography | Sepp Allgeier Hans Schneeberger |
| Edited by | Walter Ruttmann |
Production company | Olympia-Film |
| Distributed by | UFA |
Release date |
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| Country | Switzerland |
| Languages | Silent German intertitles |
Fanck's protégé Leni Riefenstahl later directed the much more successful Olympia portraying the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
References
edit- ^ White, Rob & Buscombe, Edward (2003) British Film Institute Film Classics BFI ISBN 9781579583286 Vol 1, Page 376
- ^ Hinton, David B. The Films of Leni Riefenstahl. Rowman & Littlefield, 2000. pp. 47-48. ISBN 1578860091.
External links
edit- The White Stadium at Olympics.com
- The White Stadium at IMDb
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