Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations (1938)

Original title: Olympia - Fest der Völker

April 21, 1938·2h 7m·IMDb 6.9

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Germany

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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.

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Director

Leni Riefenstahl

Cast

David Albritton, Arvo Askola, Jack Beresford, Erwin Blask, Sulo Bärlund

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