Documentary · Germany · 1938 · 2h 7m

Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations

Olympia - Fest der Völker

Director

Cast

David Albritton as Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited) Arvo Askola as Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited) Jack Beresford as Self - Carries British Flag (uncredited) Erwin Blask as Self - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited) Sulo Bärlund as Self - Shot Put, Finland (uncredited) Ibolya Csák as Self - High Jump, Hungary (uncredited)

Crew

Kurt Neubert — Director of Photography Guzzi Lantschner — Director of Photography Walter Frentz — Director of Photography Hans Scheib — Director of Photography Hans Ertl — Director of Photography Albert Kling — Director of Photography

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

Key Collaborators

Leni Riefenstahl Director Kurt Neubert Director of Photography Guzzi Lantschner Director of Photography Walter Frentz Director of Photography Hans Scheib Director of Photography Hans Ertl Director of Photography Albert Kling Director of Photography Paul Holzki Director of Photography Willy Hameister Director of Photography Werner Hundhausen Director of Photography Hasso Hartnagel Director of Photography Leo De Lafrue Director of Photography

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