The White Stadium

1928 2h 4m DE

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7.3

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★7.4TMDB · 15★7.3IMDB · 221

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Synopsis

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A profile of the 1928 Olympic Games in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sonja Henie
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Arnold Fanck
Languages: No Language
Countries: Switzerland

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98 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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Part of the "100 Years of Olympic Films: 1912–2012" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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Directed by Arnold Fanck, shot by Richard Angst. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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Editor Arnold Fanck shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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IMDB entry: tt0194523 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Arnold Fanck directs. Richard Angst behind the camera. Arnold Fanck cuts. Produced in Switzerland. Dialogue in No Language.

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198 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "100 Years of Olympic Films: 1912–2012" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Arnold Fanck, shot by Richard Angst. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Arnold Fanck shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6IMDB entry: tt0194523 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Richard Angst
Editing: Arnold Fanck
Runtime: 124 min · 2h 4m
Status: Released
Original language: DE
IMDB: The White Stadium (1928)
IMDB rating: 7.3/10 · 221 votes
MPAA: Not Rated

Part of

100 Years of Olympic Films: 1912–2012

Spanning fifty-three movies and forty-one editions of the Olympic Games, 100 Years of Olympic Films: 1912–2012 is the culmination of a monumental, award-winning archival project encompassing dozens of new restorations by the International Olympic Committee. The documentaries collected here cast a cinematic eye on some of the most iconic moments in the history of modern sports, spotlighting athletes who embody the Olympic motto of “Faster, Higher, Stronger”: Jesse Owens shattering world records on the track in 1936 Berlin, Jean-Claude Killy dominating the Grenoble slopes in 1968, Joan Benoit breaking away to win the Games’ first women’s marathon in Los Angeles in 1984.