Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations (1938)
2h 7m
Running Time
April 21, 1938Release Date
Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations (1938)
2h 7m
Running Time
April 21, 1938Release Date
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.

David Albritton
Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited)

Arvo Askola
Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)

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)

Henri de Baillet-Latour
Self - IOC, Stands with Hitler, with Hurdlers (uncredited)

Philip Edwards
Self - 800 Metres, Canada (uncredited)

Donald Finlay
Self - 110m Hurdles, Great Britain (uncredited)

Tilly Fleischer
Self - Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)

Wilhelm Frick
Self - Spectator (uncredited)

Joseph Goebbels
Self - Spectator (uncredited)

Hermann Göring
Self - Spectator (uncredited)

Ernest Harper
Self - Marathon, Great Britain (uncredited)

Karl Hein
Self - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited)

Heinz Herman
German Flag Carrier (uncredited)

Rudolf Hess
Self - Stands with Hitler (uncredited)

Adolf Hitler
Self - Declares Games Open (uncredited)

Volmari Iso-Hollo
Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)

Cornelius Johnson
Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited)

Matti Järvinen
Self - Javelin, Finland (uncredited)

Elfriede Kaun
Self - High Jump, Germany (uncredited)

King Umberto II
Self - Stands with Hitler, Salutes Italian Team (uncredited)

Kalevi Kotkas
Self - High Jump, Finland (uncredited)

Gustaf Alfons Koutonen
Self - Hammer Throw, Finland (uncredited)

Luise Krüger
Self - Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)

Maria Kwasniewska
Self - Javelin Throw, Poland (uncredited)

Theodor Lewald
Self - German Olympic Committee, Stands with Hitler (uncredited)

Luz Long
Self (uncredited)

Spiridon Louis
Self - Walks Behind Greek Flag, in Greek Costume (uncredited)

John Lovelock
Self - 1500 Metres, New Zealand (uncredited)

Gisela Mauermayer
Self - Discus Throw, Germany (uncredited)

Earle Meadows
Self - Pole Vault, USA (uncredited)

Ralph Metcalfe
Self - Sprinter, USA (uncredited)

Paula Mollenhauer
Self - Discus Throw, Germany (uncredited)

Väinö Muinonen
Self - Marathon, Finland (uncredited)

Seung-yong Nam
Self - Marathon, Japan (uncredited)

Henri Nannen
Announcer (uncredited)

Yrjö Nikkanen
Self - Javelin, Finland (uncredited)

Shûhei Nishida
Self - Pole Vault, Japan (uncredited)

Paavo Nurmi
Self - Spectator Watching 10000 Metres Race (uncredited)

Dorothy Odam
Self - High Jump, Great Britain (uncredited)

Martinus Osendarp
Self - 100 Metres, Holland (uncredited)

Jesse Owens
Self (uncredited)

Leni Riefenstahl
Nude Dancer - Prologue (uncredited) / Director / Producer / Editor / Writer

Mack Robinson
Self - Second, After Owens (uncredited)

Ilmari Salminen
Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)

Julius Schaub
Self - Spectator, with Glasses, Behind Hitler (uncredited)

Kee-chung Sohn
Self - Marathon, Japan (uncredited)

Julius Streicher
Self - Spectator (uncredited)

Gerhard Stöck
Self - Shot Put, Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)

Naoto Tajima
Self - Triple Jump, Japan (uncredited)

Erkki Tamila
Self - Marathon, Finland (uncredited)

Kalervo Toivonen
Self - Javelin, Finland (uncredited)

Forrest Towns
Self - 110m Hurdles, USA (uncredited)

Werner von Blomberg
Self - Spectator (uncredited)

August von Mackensen
Self - Spectator (uncredited)

Hans von Tschammer und Osten
Self (Spectator, in White Suit) (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

Hans Woellke
Self - Shot Put, Germany (uncredited)

Sueo Ôe
Self - Pole Vault (uncredited)

Hans Ertl
Director of Photography

Walter Frentz
Director of Photography

Guzzi Lantschner
Director of Photography

Kurt Neubert
Director of Photography

Hans Scheib
Director of Photography

Herbert Windt
Original Music Composer

Albert Kling
Director of Photography

Willy Hameister
Director of Photography

Paul Holzki
Director of Photography

Walter Traut
Production Manager

Erna Peters
Assistant Editor

Luggi Waldleitner
Assistant Camera

Georg Fleischmann
Camera Operator

Walter Gronostay
Music

Wilfried Basse
Director of Photography

Leo De Lafrue
Director of Photography

Josef Dietze
Director of Photography

E. Epkins
Director of Photography

Hans Karl Gottschalk
Director of Photography

Richard Groschopp
Director of Photography

Wolf Hart
Director of Photography

Hasso Hartnagel
Director of Photography

Walter Hege
Director of Photography

Werner Hundhausen
Director of Photography

Albert Höcht
Director of Photography

Carl Junghans
Director of Photography

Herbert Kebelmann
Director of Photography

Sepp Ketterer
Director of Photography

Ernst Kunstmann
Director of Photography

Leo de Laforgue
Director of Photography

Lagorio
Director of Photography

E. Lambertini
Director of Photography

Otto Lantschner
Director of Photography

Waldemar Lembke
Director of Photography

Georg Lemke
Director of Photography

C.A. Linke
Director of Photography

Erich Nitzschmann
Director of Photography

Albert Schattmann
Director of Photography

Wilhelm Schmidt
Director of Photography

Hugo O. Schulze
Director of Photography

Leo Schwedler
Director of Photography

Alfred Siegert
Director of Photography

W. Siehm
Director of Photography

Ernst Sorge
Director of Photography

Károly Vass
Director of Photography

Andor von Bàrsy
Director of Photography

Eberhard von der Heyden
Director of Photography

Fritz von Friedl
Director of Photography

Heinz von Jaworsky
Director of Photography

Hugo von Kaweczynski
Director of Photography

Alexander von Lagorio
Director of Photography

H. von Stwolinski
Director of Photography

Willy Zielke
Director of Photography
Media.






Details.
Release DateApril 21, 1938
Original NameOlympia - Fest der Völker
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 7m
Content RatingNR
Budget$550,000
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
olympic games
nazi
national socialism
national socialist party
beauty
sport
xenophobia
woman director
poetic documentary
nazi party
professional athlete
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