Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations (1938)
Original title: Olympia - Fest der Völker
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations is a 1938 German-language documentary movie directed by Leni Riefenstahl, with a running time of 2h 7m. It stars David Albritton, Arvo Askola and Jack Beresford.
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.
Where to watch Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
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Cast
- David Albritton as Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited)
- Arvo Askola as Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)
- Jack Beresford as Self - Carries British Flag (uncredited)
- Erwin Blask as Self - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited)
- Sulo Bärlund as Self - Shot Put, Finland (uncredited)
- Ibolya Csák as Self - High Jump, Hungary (uncredited)
- Glenn Cunningham as Self (uncredited)
- Henri de Baillet-Latour as Self - IOC, Stands with Hitler, with Hurdlers (uncredited)
- Philip Edwards as Self - 800 Metres, Canada (uncredited)
- Donald Finlay as Self - 110m Hurdles, Great Britain (uncredited)
- Tilly Fleischer as Self - Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)
- Wilhelm Frick as Self - Spectator (uncredited)