The White Stadium
1928 film
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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]
GermanDas weiße Stadion
Directed byArnold Fanck
CinematographySepp Allgeier
Hans Schneeberger
Hans Schneeberger
Edited byWalter Ruttmann
| The White Stadium | |
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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 |
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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.
