Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations
1938 • Documentary
Leni Riefenstahl
Director
Leni Riefenstahl
Writer
Status
Released
Release date
April 21, 1938
Duration
127 Min
Language
de
Popularity
11.564
Budget
$550,000
Revenue
$0
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.
Cast
David Albritton
Jack Beresford
Henri de Baillet-Latour
Philip Edwards
Donald Finlay
Joseph Goebbels
Hermann Göring
Rudolf Heß
Adolf Hitler
King Umberto II
Theodor Lewald
Luz Long
Jesse Owens
Leni Riefenstahl
Julius Streicher
Werner von Blomberg