Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
1938•NR•2h 7m•6.9•Released
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.
Director
Leni Riefenstahl
Writer
Leni Riefenstahl
Budget
$1M
Languages
German, Italian, Japanese
Studio
Olympia-Film GmbH
Cast
David Albritton
Self (uncredited)
Arvo Askola
Self (uncredited)
Jack Beresford
Self (uncredited)
Erwin Blask
Self (uncredited)
Sulo Bärlund
Self (uncredited)
Ibolya Csák
Self (uncredited)
Glenn Cunningham
Self (uncredited)
Henri de Baillet-Latour
Self (uncredited)
Philip Edwards
Self (uncredited)
Donald Finlay
Self (uncredited)
Tilly Fleischer
Self (uncredited)
Wilhelm Frick
Self (uncredited)
Joseph Goebbels
Self (uncredited)
Hermann Göring
Self (uncredited)
Ernest Harper
Self (uncredited)
Production
Company
Olympia-Film GmbH
Producer
Leni Riefenstahl
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