Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations | Olympia - Fest der Völker
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.
Description: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Budget: $550,000 | Revenue : $0
Runtime: 127 minutes
Out of the Past
Children of Paradise
Triumph of the Will
Time Masters
The Gospel According to Matthew
Taris
Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty
The Magic Flute
Swiss Miss
Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute
David Albritton
Played Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited)
Arvo Askola
Played Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)
Jack Beresford
Played Self - Carries British Flag (uncredited)
Erwin Blask
Played Self - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited)
Sulo Bärlund
Played Self - Shot Put, Finland (uncredited)
Ibolya Csák
Played Self - High Jump, Hungary (uncredited)
Glenn Cunningham
Played Self (uncredited)
Henri de Baillet-Latour
Played Self - IOC, Stands with Hitler, with Hurdlers (uncredited)
Philip Edwards
Played Self - 800 Metres, Canada (uncredited)
Donald Finlay
Played Self - 110m Hurdles, Great Britain (uncredited)
Tilly Fleischer
Played Self - Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)
Wilhelm Frick
Played Self - Spectator (uncredited)
Joseph Goebbels
Played Self - Spectator (uncredited)
Hermann Göring
Played Self - Spectator (uncredited)
Ernest Harper
Played Self - Marathon, Great Britain (uncredited)
Karl Hein
Played Self - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited)
Heinz Herman
Played German Flag Carrier (uncredited)
Rudolf Heß
Played Self - Stands with Hitler (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler
Played Self - Declares Games Open (uncredited)
Volmari Iso-Hollo
Played Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)
Cornelius Johnson
Played Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited)
Matti Järvinen
Played Self - Javelin, Finland (uncredited)
Elfriede Kaun
Played Self - High Jump, Germany (uncredited)
King Umberto II
Played Self - Stands with Hitler, Salutes Italian Team (uncredited)
Kalevi Kotkas
Played Self - High Jump, Finland (uncredited)
Gustaf Alfons Koutonen
Played Self - Hammer Throw, Finland (uncredited)
Luise Krüger
Played Self - Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)
Maria Kwasniewska
Played Self - Javelin Throw, Poland (uncredited)
Theodor Lewald
Played Self - German Olympic Committee, Stands with Hitler (uncredited)
Luz Long
Played Self (uncredited)
Spiridon Louis
Played Self - Walks Behind Greek Flag, in Greek Costume (uncredited)
John Lovelock
Played Self - 1500 Metres, New Zealand (uncredited)
Gisela Mauermayer
Played Self - Discus Throw, Germany (uncredited)
Earle Meadows
Played Self - Pole Vault, USA (uncredited)
Ralph Metcalfe
Played Self - Sprinter, USA (uncredited)
Paula Mollenhauer
Played Self - Discus Throw, Germany (uncredited)
Väinö Muinonen
Played Self - Marathon, Finland (uncredited)
Seung-yong Nam
Played Self - Marathon, Japan (uncredited)
Henri Nannen
Played Announcer (uncredited)
Yrjö Nikkanen
Played Self - Javelin, Finland (uncredited)
Shûhei Nishida
Played Self - Pole Vault, Japan (uncredited)
Paavo Nurmi
Played Self - Spectator Watching 10000 Metres Race (uncredited)
Dorothy Odam
Played Self - High Jump, Great Britain (uncredited)
Martinus Osendarp
Played Self - 100 Metres, Holland (uncredited)
Jesse Owens
Played Self (uncredited)
Leni Riefenstahl
Played Nude Dancer - Prologue (uncredited)
Mack Robinson
Played Self - Second, After Owens (uncredited)
Ilmari Salminen
Played Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)
Julius Schaub
Played Self - Spectator, with Glasses, Behind Hitler (uncredited)
Kee-chung Sohn
Played Self - Marathon, Japan (uncredited)
Julius Streicher
Played Self - Spectator (uncredited)
Gerhard Stöck
Played Self - Shot Put, Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)
Naoto Tajima
Played Self - Triple Jump, Japan (uncredited)
Erkki Tamila
Played Self - Marathon, Finland (uncredited)
Kalervo Toivonen
Played Self - Javelin, Finland (uncredited)
Forrest Towns
Played Self - 110m Hurdles, USA (uncredited)
Werner von Blomberg
Played Self - Spectator (uncredited)
August von Mackensen
Played Self - Spectator (uncredited)
Hans von Tschammer und Osten
Played Self (Spectator, in White Suit) (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Hans Woellke
Played Self - Shot Put, Germany (uncredited)
Sueo Ôe
Played Self - Pole Vault (uncredited)
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