Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations
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- Runtime
- 127 mins
Commissioned to make a propaganda film about the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, director Leni Riefenstahl created a celebration of the human form. This first half of her two-part film opens with a renowned introduction that compares modern Olympians to classical Greek heroes, then goes on to provide thrilling in-the-moment coverage of some of the games' most celebrated moments, including African-American athlete Jesse Owens winning a then-unprecedented four gold medals.
Commissioned to make a propaganda film about the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, director Leni Riefenstahl created a celebration of the human form. This first half of her two-part film opens with a renowned introduction that compares modern Olympians to classical Greek heroes, then goes on to provide thrilling in-the-moment coverage of some of the games' most celebrated moments, including African-American athlete Jesse Owens winning a then-unprecedented four gold medals.
Cast
- David Albritton
- Arvo Askola
- Jack Beresford
- Erwin Blask
- Sulo Bärlund
- Ibolya Csák
- Glenn Cunningham
- Henri de Baillet-Latour
- Philip Edwards
- Donald Finlay
- Tilly Fleischer
- Wilhelm Frick
- Joseph Goebbels
- Hermann Göring
- Ernest Harper
- Karl Hein
- Heinz Herman
- Rudolf Heß
- Adolf Hitler
- Volmari Iso-Hollo
- Cornelius Johnson
- Matti Järvinen
- Elfriede Kaun
- King Umberto II
- Kalevi Kotkas
- Gustaf Alfons Koutonen
- Luise Krüger
- Maria Kwasniewska
- Theodor Lewald
- Luz Long
- Spiridon Louis
- John Lovelock
- Gisela Mauermayer
- Earle Meadows
- Ralph Metcalfe
- Paula Mollenhauer
- Väinö Muinonen
- Seung-yong Nam
- Henri Nannen
- Yrjö Nikkanen
- Shûhei Nishida
- Paavo Nurmi
- Dorothy Odam
- Martinus Osendarp
- Jesse Owens
- Leni Riefenstahl
- Mack Robinson
- Ilmari Salminen
- Julius Schaub
- Kee-chung Sohn
- Julius Streicher
- Gerhard Stöck
- Naoto Tajima
- Erkki Tamila
- Kalervo Toivonen
- Forrest Towns
- Werner von Blomberg
- August von Mackensen
- Hans von Tschammer und Osten
- Hans Woellke
- Sueo Ôe
Director
- Leni Riefenstahl
Producers
- Leni Riefenstahl
