Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations

The read

Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.

Synopsis

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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Key crew

• Herbert WindtOriginal Music Composer
• Leni RiefenstahlDirector
• Leni RiefenstahlWriter

Cast

• David AlbrittonSelf - High Jump, USA (uncredited)
• Arvo AskolaSelf - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)
• Jack BeresfordSelf - Carries British Flag (uncredited)
• Erwin BlaskSelf - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited)
• Sulo BärlundSelf - Shot Put, Finland (uncredited)
• Ibolya CsákSelf - High Jump, Hungary (uncredited)
• Glenn CunninghamSelf (uncredited)
• Henri de Baillet-LatourSelf - IOC, Stands with Hitler, with Hurdlers (uncredited)
• Philip EdwardsSelf - 800 Metres, Canada (uncredited)
• Donald FinlaySelf - 110m Hurdles, Great Britain (uncredited)
• Tilly FleischerSelf - Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)
• Wilhelm FrickSelf - Spectator (uncredited)

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