Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty poster

Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty | Olympia - Fest der Schönheit

Description: Commissioned to make a propaganda film about the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, director Leni Riefenstahl created a celebration of the human form. Where the two-part epic's first half, Festival of the Nations, focused on the international aspects of the 1936 Olympic Games held in Berlin, part two, The Festival of Beauty, concentrates on individual athletes such as equestrians, gymnasts, and swimmers, climaxing with American Glenn Morris' performance in the decathalon and the games' majestic closing ceremonies.

Genres: Documentary

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Budget: $550,000 | Revenue : $0

Runtime: 104 minutes

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Sheigo Arai

Played Self - Swimmer, Japan (uncredited)

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Albert Bachmann

Played Self - Gymnastics, Switzerland (uncredited)

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Daniel Barrow

Played Self - Single Sculls Rower, USA (uncredited)

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Jack Beresford

Played Self - Rower, Britain (uncredited)

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Ralf Berzsenyi

Played Self - Small-Bore Rifle, Hungary (uncredited)

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Ferenc Csík

Played Self - Swimmer, Hungary (uncredited)

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Richard Degener

Played Self - Springboard Diver, USA (uncredited)

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Willemijntje den Ouden

Played Self - Swimmer, Holland (uncredited)

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Charles des Jammonières

Played Self - Free Pistol, France (uncredited)

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Velma Dunn

Played Self - Platfom Diver, USA (uncredited)

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Konrad Frey

Played Self - Gymnastics, Germany (uncredited)

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Marjorie Gestring

Played Self - Springboard Diver, USA (uncredited)

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Albert Greene

Played Self - Springboard Diver, USA (uncredited)

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Tetsuo Hamuro

Played Self - 1st Place: 200m Breaststroke, Japan (uncredited)

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Josef Hasenöhrl

Played Self - Single Sculls Rower, Austria (uncredited)

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Heinz Hax

Played Self - Rapid-Fire Pistol, Germany (uncredited)

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Adolf Hitler

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Alois Hudec

Played Self - Gymnastics, Czechoslovakia (uncredited)

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Cornelius Johnson

Played Self - High Jump Winner (uncredited)

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Wladyslaw Karas

Played Self - Small-Bore Rifle, Poland (uncredited)

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Adolph Kiefer

Played Self - Swimmer, USA (uncredited)

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Masaji Kiyokawa

Played Self - Swimmer, Japan (uncredited)

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Reizô Koike

Played Self - Swimmer, Japan (uncredited)

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Erich Krempel

Played Self - Free Pistol, Germany (uncredited)

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Käthe Köhler

Played Self - Platform Diver, Germany (uncredited)

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Paul Laven

Played Narrator (uncredited)

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Eugen Mack

Played Self - Gymnastics, Switzerland (uncredited)

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Hideko Maehata

Played Self - Swimmer, Japan (uncredited)

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Shōzō Makino

Played Self - Swimmer, Japan (uncredited)

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Rie Mastenbroek

Played Self - Swimmer, Holland (uncredited)

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Jack Medica

Played Self - Swimmer, USA (uncredited)

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Glenn Morris

Played Self - Decathlon, USA (uncredited)

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Dorothy Poynton

Played Self - Diver, USA (uncredited)

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Katherine Rawls

Played Self - Springboard Diver, USA (uncredited)

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Michael Reusch

Played Self - Gymnastics, Switzerland (uncredited)

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Elbert Root

Played Self - Platform Diver, USA (uncredited)

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Willy Rögeberg

Played Self - Small-Bore Rifle, Norway (uncredited)

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Aleksanteri Saavala

Played Self - Gymastics, Finland (uncredited)

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Alfred Schwarzmann

Played Self - Gymnastics, Germany (uncredited)

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Gustav Schäfer

Played Self - Single Sculls Rower, Germany (uncredited)

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Johanna Selbach

Played Self - Swimmer, Holland (uncredited)

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Neda Senff

Played Self - Swimmer, Holland (uncredited)

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Erwin Sietas

Played Self - Swimmer, Germany (uncredited)

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Herman Stork

Played Self - Platform Diver, USA (uncredited)

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Leon Stukelji

Played Self - Gymnastics, Yugoslavia (uncredited)

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Shigeo Sugiura

Played Self - Swimmer, Japan (uncredited)

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Masaharu Taguchi

Played Self - Swimmer, Japan (uncredited)

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Noboru Terada

Played Self - Swimmer, Japan (uncredited)

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Torsten Ullman

Played Self - Shooting Competitor, Sweden (uncredited)

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Shunpei Utô

Played Self - Swimmer, Japan (uncredited)

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Albert van den Weghe

Played Self - Swimmer, USA (uncredited)

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Cornelius van Oyen

Played Self - Rapid-Fire Pistol, Germany (uncredited)

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Matthias Volz

Played Self - Gymnastics, Germany (uncredited)

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Conrad von Wangenheim

Played Self - Steeplechase, Germany (uncredited)

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Catherina Wagner

Played Self - Swimmer, Holland (uncredited)

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Josef Walter

Played Self - Gymnastics, Switzerland (uncredited)

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Marshall Wayne

Played Self - Diver, USA (uncredited)

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Rolf Wernicke

Played Narrator (uncredited)

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Masanori Yusa

Played Self - Swimmer, Japan (uncredited)

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