Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations (1938)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
Budget | $550,000.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | de |
Popularity | 10.641 |
Directed By
Leni Riefenstahl
Crew
Herbert Windt
Hans Scheib
Leni Riefenstahl
Guzzi Lantschner
Kurt Neubert
Hans Ertl
Leni Riefenstahl
Walter Frentz
Leni Riefenstahl
Paul Holzki
Willy Hameister
Albert Kling
Hasso Hartnagel
Georg Lemke
Willy Zielke
Werner Hundhausen
C.A. Linke
Albert Schattmann
Hugo O. Schulze
Heinz von Jaworsky
Luggi Waldleitner
Lagorio
Alexander von Lagorio
Otto Lantschner
Fritz von Friedl
Georg Fleischmann
Josef Dietze
Herbert Kebelmann
Walter Traut
E. Epkins
Waldemar Lembke
Erich Nitzschmann
Albert Höcht
Leo Schwedler
W. Siehm
Ernst Sorge
Walter Hege
Leo de Laforgue
E. Lambertini
Andor von Bàrsy
Erna Peters
Leni Riefenstahl
Hans Karl Gottschalk
Wilfried Basse
Wolf Hart
Ernst Kunstmann
H. von Stwolinski
Leo De Lafrue
Carl Junghans
Walter Gronostay
Richard Groschopp
Károly Vass
Sepp Ketterer
Wilhelm Schmidt
Alfred Siegert
Eberhard von der Heyden
Hugo von Kaweczynski
TOP CAST
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)
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)