Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations (1938)
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.
Directed by: Leni Riefenstahl
Top Billed Cast: David Albritton, Arvo Askola, Jack Beresford
Runtime: 127 minutes
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David Albritton
Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited)
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Arvo Askola
Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)
Jack Beresford
Self - Carries British Flag (uncredited)
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Erwin Blask
Self - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited)
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Sulo Bärlund
Self - Shot Put, Finland (uncredited)
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Ibolya Csák
Self - High Jump, Hungary (uncredited)
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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)
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Tilly Fleischer
Self - Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)
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Wilhelm Frick
Self - Spectator (uncredited)
Joseph Goebbels
Self - Spectator (uncredited)
Hermann Göring
Self - Spectator (uncredited)
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Ernest Harper
Self - Marathon, Great Britain (uncredited)
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Karl Hein
Self - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited)
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Heinz Herman
German Flag Carrier (uncredited)
Rudolf Hess
Self - Stands with Hitler (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler
Self - Declares Games Open (uncredited)
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Volmari Iso-Hollo
Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)
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Cornelius Johnson
Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited)
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Matti Järvinen
Self - Javelin, Finland (uncredited)
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Elfriede Kaun
Self - High Jump, Germany (uncredited)
King Umberto II
Self - Stands with Hitler, Salutes Italian Team (uncredited)
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Kalevi Kotkas
Self - High Jump, Finland (uncredited)
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Gustaf Alfons Koutonen
Self - Hammer Throw, Finland (uncredited)
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Luise Krüger
Self - Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)
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Maria Kwasniewska
Self - Javelin Throw, Poland (uncredited)
Theodor Lewald
Self - German Olympic Committee, Stands with Hitler (uncredited)
Luz Long
Self (uncredited)
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Spiridon Louis
Self - Walks Behind Greek Flag, in Greek Costume (uncredited)
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John Lovelock
Self - 1500 Metres, New Zealand (uncredited)
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Gisela Mauermayer
Self - Discus Throw, Germany (uncredited)
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Earle Meadows
Self - Pole Vault, USA (uncredited)
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Ralph Metcalfe
Self - Sprinter, USA (uncredited)
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Paula Mollenhauer
Self - Discus Throw, Germany (uncredited)
