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.
Directed by Leni Riefenstahl · Written by Leni Riefenstahl
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David Albritton Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited) - Arvo Askola Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)
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Jack Beresford Self - Carries British Flag (uncredited) - Erwin Blask Self - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited)
- Sulo Bärlund Self - Shot Put, Finland (uncredited)
- Ibolya Csák Self - High Jump, Hungary (uncredited)
- Glenn Cunningham Self (uncredited)
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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) - Tilly Fleischer Self - Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)
- Wilhelm Frick Self - Spectator (uncredited)
Make it a double feature
3h 51m together
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty
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