Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations

  • Rated 6.9 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 1938
  • 2h 7m
  • 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.

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Director
Leni Riefenstahl
Starring
David Albritton, Arvo Askola, Jack Beresford, Erwin Blask

Cast

  • David Albritton

    David Albritton

    Self (uncredited)

  • Arvo Askola

    Self (uncredited)

  • Jack Beresford

    Jack Beresford

    Self (uncredited)

  • Erwin Blask

    Self (uncredited)

  • Sulo Bärlund

    Self (uncredited)

  • Ibolya Csák

    Self (uncredited)

  • 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)

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