Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations(1938)

6.9

127 min

Documentary

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.

Director: Leni Riefenstahl

Top Cast

David Albritton

David Albritton

Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited)

Arvo Askola

Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)

Jack Beresford

Jack Beresford

Self - Carries British Flag (uncredited)

Erwin Blask

Self - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited)

Sulo Bärlund

Self - Shot Put, Finland (uncredited)

Ibolya Csák

Self - High Jump, Hungary (uncredited)

Glenn Cunningham

Self (uncredited)

Henri de Baillet-Latour

Henri de Baillet-Latour

Self - IOC, Stands with Hitler, with Hurdlers (uncredited)

Philip Edwards

Philip Edwards

Self - 800 Metres, Canada (uncredited)

Donald Finlay

Donald Finlay

Self - 110m Hurdles, Great Britain (uncredited)

Tilly Fleischer

Self - Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)

Wilhelm Frick

Self - Spectator (uncredited)

Joseph Goebbels

Joseph Goebbels

Self - Spectator (uncredited)

Hermann Göring

Hermann Göring

Self - Spectator (uncredited)

Ernest Harper

Self - Marathon, Great Britain (uncredited)

Details

StatusReleased

Budget$550,000

Revenue-