Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty (1938)
Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty (1938)
Commissioned to make a propaganda film about the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, director Leni Riefenstahl created a celebration of the human form. Where the two-part epic's first half, Festival of the Nations, focused on the international aspects of the 1936 Olympic Games held in Berlin, part two, The Festival of Beauty, concentrates on individual athletes such as equestrians, gymnasts, and swimmers, climaxing with American Glenn Morris' performance in the decathalon and the games' majestic closing ceremonies.

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Cast

Sheigo Arai Sheigo Arai As: Self - Swimmer, Japan (uncredited)
Albert Bachmann Albert Bachmann As: Self - Gymnastics, Switzerland (uncredited)
Daniel Barrow Daniel Barrow As: Self - Single Sculls Rower, USA (uncredited)
Jack Beresford Jack Beresford As: Self - Rower, Britain (uncredited)
Ralf Berzsenyi Ralf Berzsenyi As: Self - Small-Bore Rifle, Hungary (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. Where the two-part epic's first half, Festival of the Nations, focused on the international aspects of the 1936 Olympic Games held in Berlin, part two, The Festival of Beauty, concentrates on individual athletes such as equestrians, gymnasts, and swimmers, climaxing with American Glenn Morris' performance in the decathalon and the games' majestic closing ceremonies.


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Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Documentary

Language: Deutsch

Release Date: 02 June 1938

Country: DE

Runtime: 104m

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Company Credits

Company: Olympia-Film GmbH

Budget: $550,000

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Cast

Sheigo Arai

Sheigo Arai

Self - Swimmer, Japan (uncredited)

Albert Bachmann

Albert Bachmann

Self - Gymnastics, Switzerland (uncredited)

Daniel Barrow

Daniel Barrow

Self - Single Sculls Rower, USA (uncredited)

Jack Beresford

Jack Beresford

Self - Rower, Britain (uncredited)

Ralf Berzsenyi

Ralf Berzsenyi

Self - Small-Bore Rifle, Hungary (uncredited)

Ferenc Csík

Ferenc Csík

Self - Swimmer, Hungary (uncredited)

Richard Degener

Richard Degener

Self - Springboard Diver, USA (uncredited)

Willemijntje den Ouden

Willemijntje den Ouden

Self - Swimmer, Holland (uncredited)

Charles des Jammonières

Charles des Jammonières

Self - Free Pistol, France (uncredited)

Velma Dunn

Velma Dunn

Self - Platfom Diver, USA (uncredited)

Konrad Frey

Konrad Frey

Self - Gymnastics, Germany (uncredited)

Marjorie Gestring

Marjorie Gestring

Self - Springboard Diver, USA (uncredited)

Albert Greene

Albert Greene

Self - Springboard Diver, USA (uncredited)

Tetsuo Hamuro

Tetsuo Hamuro

Self - 1st Place: 200m Breaststroke, Japan (uncredited)

Josef Hasenöhrl

Josef Hasenöhrl

Self - Single Sculls Rower, Austria (uncredited)

Heinz Hax

Heinz Hax

Self - Rapid-Fire Pistol, Germany (uncredited)

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self (uncredited)

Alois Hudec

Alois Hudec

Self - Gymnastics, Czechoslovakia (uncredited)

Cornelius Johnson

Cornelius Johnson

Self - High Jump Winner (uncredited)

Wladyslaw Karas

Wladyslaw Karas

Self - Small-Bore Rifle, Poland (uncredited)

Adolph Kiefer

Adolph Kiefer

Self - Swimmer, USA (uncredited)

Masaji Kiyokawa

Masaji Kiyokawa

Self - Swimmer, Japan (uncredited)

Reizô Koike

Reizô Koike

Self - Swimmer, Japan (uncredited)

Erich Krempel

Erich Krempel

Self - Free Pistol, Germany (uncredited)

Käthe Köhler

Käthe Köhler

Self - Platform Diver, Germany (uncredited)

Paul Laven

Paul Laven

Narrator (uncredited)

Eugen Mack

Eugen Mack

Self - Gymnastics, Switzerland (uncredited)

Hideko Maehata

Hideko Maehata

Self - Swimmer, Japan (uncredited)

Shōzō Makino

Shōzō Makino

Self - Swimmer, Japan (uncredited)

Rie Mastenbroek

Rie Mastenbroek

Self - Swimmer, Holland (uncredited)

Jack Medica

Jack Medica

Self - Swimmer, USA (uncredited)

Glenn Morris

Glenn Morris

Self - Decathlon, USA (uncredited)

Dorothy Poynton

Dorothy Poynton

Self - Diver, USA (uncredited)

Katherine Rawls

Katherine Rawls

Self - Springboard Diver, USA (uncredited)

Michael Reusch

Michael Reusch

Self - Gymnastics, Switzerland (uncredited)

Elbert Root

Elbert Root

Self - Platform Diver, USA (uncredited)

Willy Rögeberg

Willy Rögeberg

Self - Small-Bore Rifle, Norway (uncredited)

Aleksanteri Saavala

Aleksanteri Saavala

Self - Gymastics, Finland (uncredited)

Alfred Schwarzmann

Alfred Schwarzmann

Self - Gymnastics, Germany (uncredited)

Gustav Schäfer

Gustav Schäfer

Self - Single Sculls Rower, Germany (uncredited)

Johanna Selbach

Johanna Selbach

Self - Swimmer, Holland (uncredited)

Neda Senff

Neda Senff

Self - Swimmer, Holland (uncredited)

Erwin Sietas

Erwin Sietas

Self - Swimmer, Germany (uncredited)

Herman Stork

Herman Stork

Self - Platform Diver, USA (uncredited)

Leon Stukelji

Leon Stukelji

Self - Gymnastics, Yugoslavia (uncredited)

Shigeo Sugiura

Shigeo Sugiura

Self - Swimmer, Japan (uncredited)

Masaharu Taguchi

Masaharu Taguchi

Self - Swimmer, Japan (uncredited)

Noboru Terada

Noboru Terada

Self - Swimmer, Japan (uncredited)

Torsten Ullman

Torsten Ullman

Self - Shooting Competitor, Sweden (uncredited)

Shunpei Utô

Shunpei Utô

Self - Swimmer, Japan (uncredited)

Albert van den Weghe

Albert van den Weghe

Self - Swimmer, USA (uncredited)

Cornelius van Oyen

Cornelius van Oyen

Self - Rapid-Fire Pistol, Germany (uncredited)

Matthias Volz

Matthias Volz

Self - Gymnastics, Germany (uncredited)

Conrad von Wangenheim

Conrad von Wangenheim

Self - Steeplechase, Germany (uncredited)

Catherina Wagner

Catherina Wagner

Self - Swimmer, Holland (uncredited)

Josef Walter

Josef Walter

Self - Gymnastics, Switzerland (uncredited)

Marshall Wayne

Marshall Wayne

Self - Diver, USA (uncredited)

Rolf Wernicke

Rolf Wernicke

Narrator (uncredited)

Masanori Yusa

Masanori Yusa

Self - Swimmer, Japan (uncredited)

Directed By

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Leni Riefenstahl

Leni Riefenstahl

Producer

Walter Traut

Walter Traut

Production Manager

Edited By

Leni Riefenstahl

Leni Riefenstahl

Editor

Erna Peters

Erna Peters

Assistant Editor

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Herbert Windt

Herbert Windt

Original Music Composer

Walter Gronostay

Walter Gronostay

Music

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Willy Hameister

Willy Hameister

Director of Photography

Albert Kling

Albert Kling

Director of Photography

Hans Ertl

Hans Ertl

Underwater Director of Photography

Hans Scheib

Hans Scheib

Director of Photography

Hugo von Kaweczynski

Hugo von Kaweczynski

Director of Photography

Wilfried Basse

Wilfried Basse

Director of Photography

Willy Zielke

Willy Zielke

Director of Photography

Guzzi Lantschner

Guzzi Lantschner

Director of Photography

Károly Vass

Károly Vass

Director of Photography

Richard Groschopp

Richard Groschopp

Director of Photography

Walter Hege

Walter Hege

Director of Photography

Hugo O. Schulze

Hugo O. Schulze

Director of Photography

Andor von Bàrsy

Andor von Bàrsy

Director of Photography

Alexander von Lagorio

Alexander von Lagorio

Director of Photography

Leo De Lafrue

Leo De Lafrue

Director of Photography

Werner Hundhausen

Werner Hundhausen

Director of Photography

Heinz von Jaworsky

Heinz von Jaworsky

Director of Photography

Kurt Neubert

Kurt Neubert

Director of Photography

Erich Nitzschmann

Erich Nitzschmann

Director of Photography

Walter Frentz

Walter Frentz

Director of Photography

Ernst Kunstmann

Ernst Kunstmann

Director of Photography

Fritz von Friedl

Fritz von Friedl

Director of Photography

Hans Karl Gottschalk

Hans Karl Gottschalk

Director of Photography

Otto Lantschner

Otto Lantschner

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Not currently known.

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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