Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
Documentary
★ 6.9·1938·2h 7m
Starting with a long and lyrical overture, evoking the origins of the Olympic Games in ancient Greece, Riefenstahl covers twenty-one athletic events i...
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Cast
David Albritton
Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited)
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Arvo Askola
Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)
Jack Beresford
Self - Carries British Flag (uncredited)
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Erwin Blask
Self - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited)
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Sulo Bärlund
Self - Shot Put, Finland (uncredited)
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Ibolya Csák
Self - High Jump, Hungary (uncredited)
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Glenn Cunningham
Self (uncredited)
Henri de Baillet-Latour
Self - IOC, Stands with Hitler, with Hurdlers (uncredited)
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DIRECTOR
Leni Riefenstahl
OVERVIEW
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.