Ways to Strength and Beauty

1925 1h 44m DE

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★7.1TMDB · 5

Documentary

Synopsis

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The perfect body as an object of cult worship. Based on the mass sports and body worship movement of the 1920s, the film propagates physical training and shows in stylized documentary scenes aspects of physical hygiene, gymnastics, sports and dancing as well as scenes in which supposed sportsmen of antiquity pose naked.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Leni Riefenstahl
Jack Dempsey
Jenny Hasselqvist
Hertha von Walther
Etelka Maquita
La Jana
Tamara Karsavina
Bac Ishii

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nicholas Kaufmann
Languages: No Language
Countries: Germany

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ERA

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101 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nicholas Kaufmann, shot by Friedrich Weinmann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Giuseppe Becce. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Leni Riefenstahl and Jack Dempsey and Jenny Hasselqvist carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0193620 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Nicholas Kaufmann directs. Friedrich Weinmann behind the camera. Giuseppe Becce scores. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in No Language.

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1101 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Nicholas Kaufmann, shot by Friedrich Weinmann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Giuseppe Becce. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Leni Riefenstahl and Jack Dempsey and Jenny Hasselqvist carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0193620 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 11 themes, including "black and white", "silent film", "super strength", "weight training".