Olympia - Fest der Völker · 1938

Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations

Leni Riefenstahl · 127 min · Germany

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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Budget

$550,000

Awards

2 wins

Production companies

Olympia-Film GmbH

Locations

Setting

Berlín

Locations: Wikidata · Data: TMDB / OMDb

Cast

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  David Albritton

  Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited)

• Arvo Askola

  Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)

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  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)

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  Henri de Baillet-Latour

  Self - IOC, Stands with Hitler, with Hurdlers (uncredited)