Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations (1938)
21 April 1938 · 2h 07mDocumentary
★ 6.9 / 10 · 128 votes on TMDB
Directed by Leni Riefenstahl
What it's about
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.
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)
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