Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations (1938)

Name: Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1938
Duration: 127 min
Cast: David Albritton, Arvo Askola, Jack Beresford, Erwin Blask, Sulo Bärlund

2h 7m Germany

Documentary

Plot

Opening with a sweeping and poetic overture that captures the inception of the Olympic Games in ancient Greece, Riefenstahl presents an exploration of twenty-one athletic competitions in the initial segment of this two-part tribute to the human physique and spirit. The journey reaches its pinnacle with the marathon, featuring Jesse Owens, who made history as the first track and field athlete to secure four gold medals in a single Olympic event.

Cast

David Albritton Arvo Askola Jack Beresford Erwin Blask Sulo Bärlund Ibolya Csák Glenn Cunningham Henri de Baillet-Latour Philip Edwards Donald Finlay Tilly Fleischer Wilhelm Frick Joseph Goebbels Hermann Göring Ernest Harper