Berlin 1936: Games of the XI Olympiad
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Berlin 1936: Games of the XI Olympiad

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Country: Germany
Cast
Actor
Character
Dean Cromwell
Himself - U.S.A. Coach
Henri de Baillet-Latour
Himself - IOC President
Pierre de Coubertin
Himself
Joseph Goebbels
Himself (as Josef Goebbels)
Heinrich Harrer
Himself
Rudolf Hess
Himself
Adolf Hitler
Himself
Theodor Lewald
Himself - Organizing Committee President
Luz Long
Himself, silver medalist long jump
Spiridon Louis
Himself
Glenn Morris
Himself, decathlon winner
Jesse Owens
Himself
Fritz Schilgen
Himself, lights Olympic torch
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Trivia
The first Olympics to have a torch relay. The torch was ignited by rays of the sun at the temple of Hera in Olympia, Greece and carried by 3,075 runners each covering 1 km through Greece, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Austria, Czechoslovakia, and Germany.
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The games were the first to have live television coverage. The German Post Office, using equipment from Telefunken, broadcast over 70 hours of coverage to special viewing rooms throughout Berlin and Postdam and a few private TV sets, transmitting from the Paul Nipkow TV Station. Unfortunately, they were using three different types of TV cameras, so blackouts would occur when changing from one type to another. Also, the quality was generally poor. As one New York journalist said "Only the polo game show up fairly clearly when black or chestnut ponies are used."
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The first Olympics to be televised. The games were screened in 25 theatres in Berlin and throughout Germany.
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girls activities Children on a transparent background juggle Clip-art