Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations
(1938)

Released: 1938-04-21

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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.

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David Albritton

as Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited)

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Arvo Askola

as Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)

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Jack Beresford

as Self - Carries British Flag (uncredited)

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Erwin Blask

as Self - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited)

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Sulo Bärlund

as Self - Shot Put, Finland (uncredited)

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Ibolya Csák

as Self - High Jump, Hungary (uncredited)

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Glenn Cunningham

as Self (uncredited)

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Henri de Baillet-Latour

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

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Philip Edwards

as Self - 800 Metres, Canada (uncredited)

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Donald Finlay

as Self - 110m Hurdles, Great Britain (uncredited)

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Tilly Fleischer

as Self - Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)

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Wilhelm Frick

as Self - Spectator (uncredited)

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Joseph Goebbels

as Self - Spectator (uncredited)

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Hermann Göring

as Self - Spectator (uncredited)

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Ernest Harper

as Self - Marathon, Great Britain (uncredited)

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Karl Hein

as Self - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited)

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Heinz Herman

as German Flag Carrier (uncredited)

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Rudolf Heß

as Self - Stands with Hitler (uncredited)

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Adolf Hitler

as Self - Declares Games Open (uncredited)

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Volmari Iso-Hollo

as Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)

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Kurt Neubert

Director of Photography

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Guzzi Lantschner

Director of Photography

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Walter Frentz

Director of Photography

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Herbert Windt

Original Music Composer

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Hans Scheib

Director of Photography

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Hans Ertl

Director of Photography

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Albert Kling

Director of Photography

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Paul Holzki

Director of Photography

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Willy Hameister

Director of Photography

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Werner Hundhausen

Director of Photography

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Hasso Hartnagel

Director of Photography

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Leo De Lafrue

Director of Photography

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Hans Karl Gottschalk

Director of Photography

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Josef Dietze

Director of Photography

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Richard Groschopp

Director of Photography

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