Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
1938 · 127 min
Documentary
★ 6.9Starting 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.
Crew
- Director Leni Riefenstahl
- Writer Leni Riefenstahl
- Director of Photography Hans Ertl
- Director of Photography Walter Frentz
- Director of Photography Guzzi Lantschner
- Director of Photography Kurt Neubert
- Director of Photography Hans Scheib
- Director of Photography Albert Kling
Cast
David Albritton
Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited)
- A
Arvo Askola
Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)
Jack Beresford
Self - Carries British Flag (uncredited)
- E
Erwin Blask
Self - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited)
- S
Sulo Bärlund
Self - Shot Put, Finland (uncredited)
- I
Ibolya Csák
Self - High Jump, Hungary (uncredited)
- G
Glenn Cunningham
Self (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)
- T
Tilly Fleischer
Self - Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)
- W
Wilhelm Frick
Self - Spectator (uncredited)
Crew
- Director — Leni Riefenstahl
- Writer — Leni Riefenstahl
- Director of Photography — Hans Ertl
- Director of Photography — Walter Frentz
- Director of Photography — Guzzi Lantschner
- Director of Photography — Kurt Neubert
- Director of Photography — Hans Scheib
- Director of Photography — Albert Kling
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