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Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations

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.

1938 |2h 7m |  Documentary

Cast

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David Albritton

Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited)

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Jack Beresford

Self - Carries British Flag (uncredited)

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Henri de Baillet-Latour

Self - IOC, Stands with Hitler, with Hurdlers (uncredited)

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Philip Edwards

Self - 800 Metres, Canada (uncredited)

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Donald Finlay

Self - 110m Hurdles, Great Britain (uncredited)

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Joseph Goebbels

Self - Spectator (uncredited)

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Hermann Göring

Self - Spectator (uncredited)

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Rudolf Hess

Self - Stands with Hitler (uncredited)

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Adolf Hitler

Self - Declares Games Open (uncredited)

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King Umberto II

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

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Theodor Lewald

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

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Luz Long

Self (uncredited)

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Jesse Owens

Self (uncredited)

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Julius Streicher

Self - Spectator (uncredited)

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Werner von Blomberg

Self - Spectator (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese

Budget

$550,000.00

Revenue

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