Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
6.91938127 min
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.
Top Cast
David Albritton as Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited),Arvo Askola as Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited),Jack Beresford as Self - Carries British Flag (uncredited),Erwin Blask as Self - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited),Sulo Bärlund as Self - Shot Put, Finland (uncredited),Ibolya Csák as Self - High Jump, Hungary (uncredited),Glenn Cunningham as Self (uncredited),Henri de Baillet-Latour as Self - IOC, Stands with Hitler, with Hurdlers (uncredited)
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Production
Olympia-Film GmbH