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.
Release Date: 1938-04-21
Documentary
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Casts
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)
