Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations

Movie·1938·2h 7m

Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations

Country

Germany

Language

German

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The Story

Original title: Olympia - Fest der Völker

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.

Producer

Leni Riefenstahl

Cinematography

Hans Scheib

Music

Herbert Windt

Editor

Leni Riefenstahl

Themes

nazisportsolympic gamesnational socialismnational socialist partybeautyxenophobiawoman directornsdap (nazi party)professional athletepoetic documentary

Production House

Olympia-Film GmbH

Audience Score

69%

123 votes

Skip10%
Timepass24%
Go for it38%
Perfection28%

Where to watch

Region: US

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// cast

Cast

David Albritton

David Albritton

Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited)

Arvo Askola

Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)

Jack Beresford

Jack Beresford

Self - Carries British Flag (uncredited)

Erwin Blask

Self - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited)

Sulo Bärlund

Self - Shot Put, Finland (uncredited)

Ibolya Csák

Self - High Jump, Hungary (uncredited)

Glenn Cunningham

Self (uncredited)

Henri de Baillet-Latour

Henri de Baillet-Latour

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

Philip Edwards

Philip Edwards

Self - 800 Metres, Canada (uncredited)

Donald Finlay

Donald Finlay

Self - 110m Hurdles, Great Britain (uncredited)

Tilly Fleischer

Self - Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)

Wilhelm Frick

Self - Spectator (uncredited)

Joseph Goebbels

Joseph Goebbels

Self - Spectator (uncredited)

Hermann Göring

Hermann Göring

Self - Spectator (uncredited)

Ernest Harper

Self - Marathon, Great Britain (uncredited)

Karl Hein

Self - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited)

Heinz Herman

German Flag Carrier (uncredited)

Rudolf Hess

Rudolf Hess

Self - Stands with Hitler (uncredited)

// crew

Crew

Herbert Windt

Original Music Composer

Hans Scheib

Director of Photography

Leni Riefenstahl

Leni Riefenstahl

Producer, Editor, Director, Writer

Guzzi Lantschner

Director of Photography

Kurt Neubert

Director of Photography

Hans Ertl

Director of Photography

Walter Frentz

Director of Photography

Paul Holzki

Director of Photography

Willy Hameister

Director of Photography

Albert Kling

Director of Photography

Hasso Hartnagel

Director of Photography

Georg Lemke

Director of Photography

Willy Zielke

Willy Zielke

Director of Photography

Werner Hundhausen

Director of Photography

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