Site Revisions Underway Some Features May Not Work
Poster for Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations

Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations (1938)

NR ★ 6.8/10 127 min Documentary Germany German
Streaming on:

Description

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.

Top Cast

David Albritton
David Albritton Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited)
Arvo Askola Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)
Jack Beresford
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
Henri de Baillet-Latour Self - IOC, Stands with Hitler, with Hurdlers (uncredited)

Powered by

TMDB
× Movie poster
Back to Film Diary Index