Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
Olympia - Fest der Völker
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.
1938-04-21
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Cast
Director
Leni Riefenstahl
David Albritton as Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited)
Jack Beresford as Self - Carries British Flag (uncredited)
Henri de Baillet-Latour as Self - IOC, Stands with Hitler, with Hurdlers (uncredited)
Philip Edwards as Self - 800 Metres, Canada (uncredited)
Donald Finlay as Self - 110m Hurdles, Great Britain (uncredited)
Joseph Goebbels as Self - Spectator (uncredited)
Hermann Göring as Self - Spectator (uncredited)
Rudolf Hess as Self - Stands with Hitler (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler as Self - Declares Games Open (uncredited)
King Umberto II as Self - Stands with Hitler, Salutes Italian Team (uncredited)
Theodor Lewald as Self - German Olympic Committee, Stands with Hitler (uncredited)
Luz Long as Self (uncredited)
Jesse Owens as Self (uncredited)
Leni Riefenstahl as Nude Dancer - Prologue (uncredited)
Julius Streicher as Self - Spectator (uncredited)
Werner von Blomberg as Self - Spectator (uncredited)