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The White Stadium
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'The White Stadium' (German: 'Das weie 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 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.Hinton, David B. 'The Films of Leni Riefenstahl'. Rowman & Littlefield, 2000. pp. 47-48. .
Fanck's protg Leni Riefenstahl was later to direct the much more successful 'Olympia' portraying the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
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