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Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations

Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations (1938)

Rating

Genre: Documentary

Runtime: 2hr 7min

Director: Leni Riefenstahl

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DESCRIPTION

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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Cast member photo for david-albritton — David Albritton
Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited)

Cast member photo for arvo-askola — Arvo Askola
Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)

Cast member photo for jack-beresford — Jack Beresford
Self - Carries British Flag (uncredited)

Cast member photo for erwin-blask — Erwin Blask
Self - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited)

Cast member photo for sulo-brlund — Sulo Bärlund
Self - Shot Put, Finland (uncredited)

Cast member photo for ibolya-csk — Ibolya Csák
Self - High Jump, Hungary (uncredited)

Cast member photo for glenn-cunningham — Glenn Cunningham
Self (uncredited)

Cast member photo for henri-de-baillet-latour — Henri de Baillet-Latour
Self - IOC, Stands with Hitler, with Hurdlers (uncredited)

Cast member photo for philip-edwards — Philip Edwards
Self - 800 Metres, Canada (uncredited)

Cast member photo for donald-finlay — Donald Finlay
Self - 110m Hurdles, Great Britain (uncredited)

Cast member photo for tilly-fleischer — Tilly Fleischer
Self - Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)

Cast member photo for wilhelm-frick — Wilhelm Frick
Self - Spectator (uncredited)

Cast member photo for joseph-goebbels — Joseph Goebbels
Self - Spectator (uncredited)

Cast member photo for hermann-gring — Hermann Göring
Self - Spectator (uncredited)

Cast member photo for ernest-harper — Ernest Harper
Self - Marathon, Great Britain (uncredited)

Cast member photo for karl-hein — Karl Hein
Self - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited)

Cast member photo for heinz-herman — Heinz Herman
German Flag Carrier (uncredited)

Cast member photo for rudolf-hess — Rudolf Hess
Self - Stands with Hitler (uncredited)

Cast member photo for adolf-hitler — Adolf Hitler
Self - Declares Games Open (uncredited)

Cast member photo for volmari-iso-hollo — Volmari Iso-Hollo
Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)

Cast member photo for cornelius-johnson — Cornelius Johnson
Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited)

Cast member photo for matti-jrvinen — Matti Järvinen
Self - Javelin, Finland (uncredited)

Cast member photo for elfriede-kaun — Elfriede Kaun
Self - High Jump, Germany (uncredited)

Cast member photo for king-umberto-ii — King Umberto II
Self - Stands with Hitler, Salutes Italian Team (uncredited)

Cast member photo for kalevi-kotkas — Kalevi Kotkas
Self - High Jump, Finland (uncredited)

Cast member photo for gustaf-alfons-koutonen — Gustaf Alfons Koutonen
Self - Hammer Throw, Finland (uncredited)

Cast member photo for luise-krger — Luise Krüger
Self - Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)

Cast member photo for maria-kwasniewska — Maria Kwasniewska
Self - Javelin Throw, Poland (uncredited)

Cast member photo for theodor-lewald — Theodor Lewald
Self - German Olympic Committee, Stands with Hitler (uncredited)

Cast member photo for luz-long — Luz Long
Self (uncredited)

Cast member photo for spiridon-louis — Spiridon Louis
Self - Walks Behind Greek Flag, in Greek Costume (uncredited)

Cast member photo for john-lovelock — John Lovelock
Self - 1500 Metres, New Zealand (uncredited)

Cast member photo for gisela-mauermayer — Gisela Mauermayer
Self - Discus Throw, Germany (uncredited)

Cast member photo for earle-meadows — Earle Meadows
Self - Pole Vault, USA (uncredited)

Cast member photo for ralph-metcalfe — Ralph Metcalfe
Self - Sprinter, USA (uncredited)

Cast member photo for paula-mollenhauer — Paula Mollenhauer
Self - Discus Throw, Germany (uncredited)

Cast member photo for vin-muinonen — Väinö Muinonen
Self - Marathon, Finland (uncredited)

Cast member photo for seung-yong-nam — Seung-yong Nam
Self - Marathon, Japan (uncredited)

Cast member photo for henri-nannen — Henri Nannen
Announcer (uncredited)

Cast member photo for yrj-nikkanen — Yrjö Nikkanen
Self - Javelin, Finland (uncredited)

Cast member photo for shhei-nishida — Shûhei Nishida
Self - Pole Vault, Japan (uncredited)

Cast member photo for paavo-nurmi — Paavo Nurmi
Self - Spectator Watching 10000 Metres Race (uncredited)

Cast member photo for dorothy-odam — Dorothy Odam
Self - High Jump, Great Britain (uncredited)

Cast member photo for martinus-osendarp — Martinus Osendarp
Self - 100 Metres, Holland (uncredited)

Cast member photo for jesse-owens — Jesse Owens
Self (uncredited)

Cast member photo for leni-riefenstahl — Leni Riefenstahl
Nude Dancer - Prologue (uncredited)

Cast member photo for mack-robinson — Mack Robinson
Self - Second, After Owens (uncredited)

Cast member photo for ilmari-salminen — Ilmari Salminen
Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)

Cast member photo for julius-schaub — Julius Schaub
Self - Spectator, with Glasses, Behind Hitler (uncredited)

Cast member photo for kee-chung-sohn — Kee-chung Sohn
Self - Marathon, Japan (uncredited)

Cast member photo for julius-streicher — Julius Streicher
Self - Spectator (uncredited)

Cast member photo for gerhard-stck — Gerhard Stöck
Self - Shot Put, Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)

Cast member photo for naoto-tajima — Naoto Tajima
Self - Triple Jump, Japan (uncredited)

Cast member photo for erkki-tamila — Erkki Tamila
Self - Marathon, Finland (uncredited)

Cast member photo for kalervo-toivonen — Kalervo Toivonen
Self - Javelin, Finland (uncredited)

Cast member photo for forrest-towns — Forrest Towns
Self - 110m Hurdles, USA (uncredited)

Cast member photo for werner-von-blomberg — Werner von Blomberg
Self - Spectator (uncredited)

Cast member photo for august-von-mackensen — August von Mackensen
Self - Spectator (uncredited)

Cast member photo for hans-von-tschammer-und-osten — Hans von Tschammer und Osten
Self (Spectator, in White Suit) (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

Cast member photo for hans-woellke — Hans Woellke
Self - Shot Put, Germany (uncredited)

Cast member photo for sueo-e — Sueo Ôe
Self - Pole Vault (uncredited)

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