Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations

Name: Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations
Genre: Documentary
Released: 21 Apr 1938
Rating: 6.88
Cast: David Albritton, Arvo Askola, Jack Beresford, Erwin Blask, Sulo Bärlund

1938-04-21 Germany 127 minutes.

6.88 112 votes

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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.

Year 1938

Studio Olympia-Film GmbH

Director Leni Riefenstahl

Crew Kurt Neubert (Director of Photography), Guzzi Lantschner (Director of Photography), Leni Riefenstahl (Director), Walter Frentz (Director of Photography), Leni Riefenstahl (Producer), Herbert Windt (Original Music Composer)

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Language Deutsch, Français, English, Italiano, 日本語, Português