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1920s · Switzerland · documentary

The White Stadium (1928)

Directed by Othmar Gurtner with Arnold Fanck · 1 h 27 min

Year
1928
Running time
1 h 27 min
Countries
Switzerland
Languages
German

About the film

The White Stadium 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.

It was financed and distributed by the major German studio UFA, but was not a commercial or critical success.

From the film's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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