Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations

Release date: 04/21/1938

Budget: $550,000

Genres:

Documentary

Countries:

Germany

Rating:

6.8

Commissioned to make a propaganda film about the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, director Leni Riefenstahl created a celebration of the human form. This first half of her two-part film opens with a renowned introduction that compares modern Olympians to classical Greek heroes, then goes on to provide thrilling in-the-moment coverage of some of the games' most celebrated moments, including African-American athlete Jesse Owens winning a then-unprecedented four gold medals.

Actors

David Albritton

Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited)

Jack Beresford

Self - Carries British Flag (uncredited)

Henri de Baillet-Latour

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

Philip Edwards

Self - 800 Metres, Canada (uncredited)

Donald Finlay

Self - 110m Hurdles, Great Britain (uncredited)

Joseph Goebbels

Self - Spectator (uncredited)

Hermann Göring

Self - Spectator (uncredited)

Rudolf Heß

Self - Stands with Hitler (uncredited)

Adolf Hitler

Self - Declares Games Open (uncredited)

King Umberto II

Self - Stands with Hitler, Salutes Italian Team (uncredited)

Theodor Lewald

Self - German Olympic Committee, Stands with Hitler (uncredited)

Luz Long

Self (uncredited)

Jesse Owens

Self (uncredited)

Leni Riefenstahl

Nude Dancer - Prologue (uncredited)

Julius Streicher

Self - Spectator (uncredited)

Werner von Blomberg

Self - Spectator (uncredited)

Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations

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