Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
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.
Director
Leni Riefenstahl
Languages
German, Italian, Japanese, French, English, Portuguese
Status
Released
Budget
$550,000
Who's In It
David Albritton
Self (uncredited)
Jack Beresford
Self (uncredited)
Henri de Baillet-Latour
Self (uncredited)
Philip Edwards
Self (uncredited)
Donald Finlay
Self (uncredited)
Joseph Goebbels
Self (uncredited)
Hermann Göring
Self (uncredited)
Rudolf Hess
Self (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler
Self (uncredited)
King Umberto II
Self (uncredited)
Theodor Lewald
Self (uncredited)
Jesse Owens
Self (uncredited)
Leni Riefenstahl
Self (uncredited)
Julius Streicher
Self (uncredited)
Werner von Blomberg
Self (uncredited)
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