Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations

1938·2h 7m·Released

6.9
Documentary

Starting with a long and lyrical overture, evoking the origins of the Olympic Games in ancient Greece, Riefenstahl covers twenty-one athletic events in the first half of this two-part love letter to the human body and spirit, culminating with the marathon, where Jesse Owens became the first track and field athlete to win four gold medals in a single Olympics.

Cast

David Albritton

David Albritton

Self (uncredited)

Arvo Askola

Arvo Askola

Self (uncredited)

Jack Beresford

Jack Beresford

Self (uncredited)

Erwin Blask

Erwin Blask

Self (uncredited)

Sulo Bärlund

Sulo Bärlund

Self (uncredited)

Ibolya Csák

Ibolya Csák

Self (uncredited)

Glenn Cunningham

Glenn Cunningham

Self (uncredited)

Henri de Baillet-Latour

Henri de Baillet-Latour

Self (uncredited)

Philip Edwards

Philip Edwards

Self (uncredited)

Donald Finlay

Donald Finlay

Self (uncredited)

Tilly Fleischer

Tilly Fleischer

Self (uncredited)

Wilhelm Frick

Wilhelm Frick

Self (uncredited)

Joseph Goebbels

Joseph Goebbels

Self (uncredited)

Hermann Göring

Hermann Göring

Self (uncredited)

Details

Release Date
1938-04-21
Status
Released
Language
Deutsch, Italiano, 日本語, Français, English, Português
Production
Olympia-Film GmbH
Budget
$1M

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