Olympic Games - 1936 | Movietone Moment | 1 August 2025

STORYLINE: On this day in 1936, the XI Summer Olympic Games (Games of the XI Olympiad) were opened in Berlin. Here is a British Movietone report showing highlights from the opening ceremony. Hitler opens the Games. And Jesse Owens wins the 100 metres. Shot of the crowd at the stadium and Hitler arriving with other personalities. A small girl hands him a bouquet. General shot of the stadium. Shot of marchpast. Close shot of Hitler saluting. Shot of Indians in marchpast. Hitler is with Goering. Hitler at 'mike' officially opening the games. Shot of the torch carried down steps and lit. General shot of the stadium. Man with starting gun and start of flat racing. Winners decorated. USA on shirt fronts. Flat races past camera. Hitler and others on balcony watching. Jesse Owens is winning in this story. Record broken by Jesse Owens (100m). Also shots of 10,00m won by a Finn. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not represent the opinions or editorial policies of the Associated Press. You can license this footage for commercial use through AP Archive - the story number is BM4687. #olympics #berlin #1936 Newsroom: https://newsroom.ap.org/editorial-pho... LinkedIn:   / ap-video-and-photo-archive