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Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations
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Title: Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations

Release Date: 21 Apr 1938

Runtime: 2h 7m

Genre: Documentary

Director: Olympia-Film GmbH

Production Companies: Olympia-Film GmbH

Overview: 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.

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Average Vote: 6.881 (109 votes)

Cast

  • Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited): David Albritton
  • Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited): Arvo Askola
  • Self - Carries British Flag (uncredited): Jack Beresford
  • Self - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited): Erwin Blask
  • Self - Shot Put, Finland (uncredited): Sulo Bärlund
  • Self - High Jump, Hungary (uncredited): Ibolya Csák
  • Self (uncredited): Glenn Cunningham
  • Self - IOC, Stands with Hitler, with Hurdlers (uncredited): Henri de Baillet-Latour
  • Self - 800 Metres, Canada (uncredited): Philip Edwards
  • Self - 110m Hurdles, Great Britain (uncredited): Donald Finlay
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