Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations

Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations (1938)

6.9 127 min Movie
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.

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Cast

David Albritton David Albritton Self (uncredited)
Arvo Askola Arvo Askola Self (uncredited)
Jack Beresford Jack Beresford Self (uncredited)
Erwin Blask Erwin Blask Self (uncredited)
Sulo Bärlund Sulo Bärlund Self (uncredited)
Ibolya Csák Ibolya Csák Self (uncredited)
Glenn Cunningham Glenn Cunningham Self (uncredited)
Henri de Baillet-Latour Henri de Baillet-Latour Self (uncredited)
Philip Edwards Philip Edwards Self (uncredited)
Donald Finlay Donald Finlay Self (uncredited)
Tilly Fleischer Tilly Fleischer Self (uncredited)
Wilhelm Frick Wilhelm Frick Self (uncredited)

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