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

David Albritton David Albritton As: Self (uncredited)
Jack Beresford Jack Beresford As: Self (uncredited)
Henri de Baillet-Latour Henri de Baillet-Latour As: Self (uncredited)
Philip Edwards Philip Edwards As: Self (uncredited)
Donald Finlay Donald Finlay As: Self (uncredited)
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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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Certification: 10

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Genres: Documentary

Language: Deutsch

Release Date: 20 April 1938

Country: DE

Runtime: 127m

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Company Credits

Company: Olympia-Film GmbH

Budget: $550,000

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Cast

David Albritton

David Albritton

Self (uncredited)

Jack Beresford

Jack Beresford

Self (uncredited)

Henri de Baillet-Latour

Henri de Baillet-Latour

Self (uncredited)

Philip Edwards

Philip Edwards

Self (uncredited)

Donald Finlay

Donald Finlay

Self (uncredited)

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self (uncredited)

Rudolf Heß

Rudolf Heß

Self (uncredited)

King Umberto II

King Umberto II

Self (uncredited)

Theodor Lewald

Theodor Lewald

Self (uncredited)

Luz Long

Luz Long

Self (uncredited)

John Lovelock

John Lovelock

Self (uncredited)

Seung-yong Nam

Seung-yong Nam

Self (uncredited)

Dorothy Odam

Dorothy Odam

Self (uncredited)

Martinus Osendarp

Martinus Osendarp

Self (uncredited)

Jesse Owens

Jesse Owens

Self (uncredited)

Leni Riefenstahl

Leni Riefenstahl

Self (uncredited)

Mack Robinson

Mack Robinson

Self (uncredited)

Kee-chung Sohn

Kee-chung Sohn

Self (uncredited)

Henri Nannen

Henri Nannen

Ansager (uncredited)

Joseph Goebbels

Joseph Goebbels

Self (uncredited)

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Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Herbert Windt

Herbert Windt

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

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Camera

Hans Ertl

Hans Ertl

Director of Photography

Walter Frentz

Walter Frentz

Director of Photography

Guzzi Lantschner

Guzzi Lantschner

Director of Photography

Kurt Neubert

Kurt Neubert

Director of Photography

Hans Scheib

Hans Scheib

Director of Photography

Albert Kling

Albert Kling

Director of Photography

Willy Hameister

Willy Hameister

Director of Photography

Paul Holzki

Paul Holzki

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

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Not currently known.

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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