

Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
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123 TMDB ratings
Directed by Leni Riefenstahl
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.
Photos (1)
Cast

David Albritton
Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited)
Arvo Askola
Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)

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)

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)

Joseph Goebbels
Self - Spectator (uncredited)

Hermann Göring
Self - Spectator (uncredited)
Ernest Harper
Self - Marathon, Great Britain (uncredited)
Karl Hein
Self - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited)
Heinz Herman
German Flag Carrier (uncredited)

Rudolf Hess
Self - Stands with Hitler (uncredited)

Adolf Hitler
Self - Declares Games Open (uncredited)
Volmari Iso-Hollo
Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)
Cornelius Johnson
Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited)
Matti Järvinen
Self - Javelin, Finland (uncredited)
Elfriede Kaun
Self - High Jump, Germany (uncredited)

King Umberto II
Self - Stands with Hitler, Salutes Italian Team (uncredited)
Kalevi Kotkas
Self - High Jump, Finland (uncredited)
Gustaf Alfons Koutonen
Self - Hammer Throw, Finland (uncredited)
Luise Krüger
Self - Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)
Maria Kwasniewska
Self - Javelin Throw, Poland (uncredited)

Theodor Lewald
Self - German Olympic Committee, Stands with Hitler (uncredited)

Luz Long
Self (uncredited)
Spiridon Louis
Self - Walks Behind Greek Flag, in Greek Costume (uncredited)
John Lovelock
Self - 1500 Metres, New Zealand (uncredited)
Gisela Mauermayer
Self - Discus Throw, Germany (uncredited)
Earle Meadows
Self - Pole Vault, USA (uncredited)
Ralph Metcalfe
Self - Sprinter, USA (uncredited)
Paula Mollenhauer
Self - Discus Throw, Germany (uncredited)
Väinö Muinonen
Self - Marathon, Finland (uncredited)
Seung-yong Nam
Self - Marathon, Japan (uncredited)
Henri Nannen
Announcer (uncredited)
Yrjö Nikkanen
Self - Javelin, Finland (uncredited)
Shûhei Nishida
Self - Pole Vault, Japan (uncredited)
Paavo Nurmi
Self - Spectator Watching 10000 Metres Race (uncredited)
Dorothy Odam
Self - High Jump, Great Britain (uncredited)
Martinus Osendarp
Self - 100 Metres, Holland (uncredited)

Jesse Owens
Self (uncredited)

Leni Riefenstahl
Nude Dancer - Prologue (uncredited)
Mack Robinson
Self - Second, After Owens (uncredited)
Ilmari Salminen
Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)
Julius Schaub
Self - Spectator, with Glasses, Behind Hitler (uncredited)
Kee-chung Sohn
Self - Marathon, Japan (uncredited)

Julius Streicher
Self - Spectator (uncredited)
Gerhard Stöck
Self - Shot Put, Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)
Naoto Tajima
Self - Triple Jump, Japan (uncredited)
Erkki Tamila
Self - Marathon, Finland (uncredited)
Kalervo Toivonen
Self - Javelin, Finland (uncredited)
Forrest Towns
Self - 110m Hurdles, USA (uncredited)

Werner von Blomberg
Self - Spectator (uncredited)
August von Mackensen
Self - Spectator (uncredited)
Hans von Tschammer und Osten
Self (Spectator, in White Suit) (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Hans Woellke
Self - Shot Put, Germany (uncredited)
Sueo Ôe
Self - Pole Vault (uncredited)
Crew

Leni Riefenstahl
Director

Leni Riefenstahl
Writer

Leni Riefenstahl
Producer
Walter Traut
Production Manager
Hans Scheib
Director of Photography
Guzzi Lantschner
Director of Photography
Kurt Neubert
Director of Photography
Hans Ertl
Director of Photography
Walter Frentz
Director of Photography
Paul Holzki
Director of Photography
Willy Hameister
Director of Photography
Albert Kling
Director of Photography
Details
- Release date
- April 21, 1938
- Runtime
- 2h 7m
- Director
- Leni Riefenstahl
- Rated
- NR
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