Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations
Documentary
Release Date
April 21, 1938
Duration
127 min
Status
Released
Language
de
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.
Casts
Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited)
David Albritton
Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)
Arvo Askola
Self - Carries British Flag (uncredited)
Jack Beresford
Self - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited)
Erwin Blask
Self - Shot Put, Finland (uncredited)
Sulo Bärlund
Self - High Jump, Hungary (uncredited)
Ibolya Csák
Self (uncredited)
Glenn Cunningham
Self - IOC, Stands with Hitler, with Hurdlers (uncredited)
Henri de Baillet-Latour
Self - 800 Metres, Canada (uncredited)
Philip Edwards
Self - 110m Hurdles, Great Britain (uncredited)
Donald Finlay
Self - Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)
Tilly Fleischer
Self - Spectator (uncredited)
Wilhelm Frick
Self - Spectator (uncredited)
Joseph Goebbels
Self - Spectator (uncredited)
Hermann Göring
Self - Marathon, Great Britain (uncredited)
Ernest Harper
Self - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited)
Karl Hein
German Flag Carrier (uncredited)
Heinz Herman
Self - Stands with Hitler (uncredited)
Rudolf Hess
Self - Declares Games Open (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler
Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)
Volmari Iso-Hollo
Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited)
Cornelius Johnson
Self - Javelin, Finland (uncredited)
Matti Järvinen
Self - High Jump, Germany (uncredited)
Elfriede Kaun
Self - Stands with Hitler, Salutes Italian Team (uncredited)
King Umberto II
Self - High Jump, Finland (uncredited)
Kalevi Kotkas
Self - Hammer Throw, Finland (uncredited)
Gustaf Alfons Koutonen
Self - Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)
Luise Krüger
Self - Javelin Throw, Poland (uncredited)
Maria Kwasniewska
Self - German Olympic Committee, Stands with Hitler (uncredited)
Theodor Lewald
Self (uncredited)
Luz Long
Self - Walks Behind Greek Flag, in Greek Costume (uncredited)
Spiridon Louis
Self - 1500 Metres, New Zealand (uncredited)
John Lovelock
Self - Discus Throw, Germany (uncredited)
Gisela Mauermayer
Self - Pole Vault, USA (uncredited)
Earle Meadows
Self - Sprinter, USA (uncredited)
Ralph Metcalfe
Self - Discus Throw, Germany (uncredited)
Paula Mollenhauer
Self - Marathon, Finland (uncredited)
Väinö Muinonen
Self - Marathon, Japan (uncredited)
Seung-yong Nam
Announcer (uncredited)
Henri Nannen
Self - Javelin, Finland (uncredited)
Yrjö Nikkanen
Self - Pole Vault, Japan (uncredited)
Shûhei Nishida
Self - Spectator Watching 10000 Metres Race (uncredited)
Paavo Nurmi
Self - High Jump, Great Britain (uncredited)
Dorothy Odam
Self - 100 Metres, Holland (uncredited)
Martinus Osendarp
Self (uncredited)
Jesse Owens
Nude Dancer - Prologue (uncredited)
Leni Riefenstahl
Self - Second, After Owens (uncredited)
Mack Robinson
Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)
Ilmari Salminen
Self - Spectator, with Glasses, Behind Hitler (uncredited)
Julius Schaub
Self - Marathon, Japan (uncredited)
Kee-chung Sohn
Self - Spectator (uncredited)
Julius Streicher
Self - Shot Put, Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)
Gerhard Stöck
Self - Triple Jump, Japan (uncredited)
Naoto Tajima
Self - Marathon, Finland (uncredited)
Erkki Tamila
Self - Javelin, Finland (uncredited)
Kalervo Toivonen
Self - 110m Hurdles, USA (uncredited)
Forrest Towns
Self - Spectator (uncredited)
Werner von Blomberg
Self - Spectator (uncredited)
August von Mackensen
Self (Spectator, in White Suit) (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Hans von Tschammer und Osten
Self - Shot Put, Germany (uncredited)
Hans Woellke
Self - Pole Vault (uncredited)
Sueo Ôe
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