Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations

Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations (1938)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 1938-04-21
  • User Rating: 6.9/10 from 106 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 7min
  • Language: Deutsch
  • Production Company: Olympia-Film GmbH
  • Production Country: Germany
  • Director: Leni Riefenstahl
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Summary

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.

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  • 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)

  • Glenn Cunningham

    as Self (uncredited)

  • Henri de Baillet-Latour

    as Self - IOC, Stands with Hitler, with Hurdlers (uncredited)

  • Philip Edwards

    as Self - 800 Metres, Canada (uncredited)

  • Donald Finlay

    as Self - 110m Hurdles, Great Britain (uncredited)

  • Tilly Fleischer

    as Self - Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)

  • Wilhelm Frick

    as Self - Spectator (uncredited)

  • Joseph Goebbels

    as Self - Spectator (uncredited)

  • Hermann Göring

    as Self - Spectator (uncredited)

  • Ernest Harper

    as Self - Marathon, Great Britain (uncredited)

  • Karl Hein

    as Self - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited)

  • Heinz Herman

    as German Flag Carrier (uncredited)

  • Rudolf Heß

    as Self - Stands with Hitler (uncredited)

  • Adolf Hitler

    as Self - Declares Games Open (uncredited)

  • Volmari Iso-Hollo

    as Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)

  • Cornelius Johnson

    as Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited)

  • Matti Järvinen

    as Self - Javelin, Finland (uncredited)

  • Elfriede Kaun

    as Self - High Jump, Germany (uncredited)

  • King Umberto II

    as Self - Stands with Hitler, Salutes Italian Team (uncredited)

  • Kalevi Kotkas

    as Self - High Jump, Finland (uncredited)

  • Gustaf Alfons Koutonen

    as Self - Hammer Throw, Finland (uncredited)

  • Luise Krüger

    as Self - Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)

  • Maria Kwasniewska

    as Self - Javelin Throw, Poland (uncredited)

  • Theodor Lewald

    as Self - German Olympic Committee, Stands with Hitler (uncredited)

  • Luz Long

    as Self (uncredited)

  • Spiridon Louis

    as Self - Walks Behind Greek Flag, in Greek Costume (uncredited)

  • John Lovelock

    as Self - 1500 Metres, New Zealand (uncredited)

  • Gisela Mauermayer

    as Self - Discus Throw, Germany (uncredited)

  • Earle Meadows

    as Self - Pole Vault, USA (uncredited)

  • Ralph Metcalfe

    as Self - Sprinter, USA (uncredited)

  • Paula Mollenhauer

    as Self - Discus Throw, Germany (uncredited)

  • Väinö Muinonen

    as Self - Marathon, Finland (uncredited)

  • Seung-yong Nam

    as Self - Marathon, Japan (uncredited)

  • Henri Nannen

    as Announcer (uncredited)

  • Yrjö Nikkanen

    as Self - Javelin, Finland (uncredited)

  • Shûhei Nishida

    as Self - Pole Vault, Japan (uncredited)

  • Paavo Nurmi

    as Self - Spectator Watching 10000 Metres Race (uncredited)

  • Dorothy Odam

    as Self - High Jump, Great Britain (uncredited)

  • Martinus Osendarp

    as Self - 100 Metres, Holland (uncredited)

  • Jesse Owens

    as Self (uncredited)

  • Leni Riefenstahl

    as Nude Dancer - Prologue (uncredited)

  • Mack Robinson

    as Self - Second, After Owens (uncredited)

  • Ilmari Salminen

    as Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)

  • Julius Schaub

    as Self - Spectator, with Glasses, Behind Hitler (uncredited)

  • Kee-chung Sohn

    as Self - Marathon, Japan (uncredited)

  • Julius Streicher

    as Self - Spectator (uncredited)

  • Gerhard Stöck

    as Self - Shot Put, Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)

  • Naoto Tajima

    as Self - Triple Jump, Japan (uncredited)

  • Erkki Tamila

    as Self - Marathon, Finland (uncredited)

  • Kalervo Toivonen

    as Self - Javelin, Finland (uncredited)

  • Forrest Towns

    as Self - 110m Hurdles, USA (uncredited)

  • Werner von Blomberg

    as Self - Spectator (uncredited)

  • August von Mackensen

    as Self - Spectator (uncredited)

  • Hans von Tschammer und Osten

    as Self (Spectator, in White Suit) (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

  • Hans Woellke

    as Self - Shot Put, Germany (uncredited)

  • Sueo Ôe

    as Self - Pole Vault (uncredited)
Sound Herbert Windt Original Music Composer
Camera Hans Scheib Director of Photography
Production Leni Riefenstahl Producer
Camera Guzzi Lantschner Director of Photography
Camera Kurt Neubert Director of Photography
Camera Hans Ertl Director of Photography
Editing Leni Riefenstahl Editor
Camera Walter Frentz Director of Photography
Directing Leni Riefenstahl Director
Camera Paul Holzki Director of Photography
Camera Willy Hameister Director of Photography
Camera Albert Kling Director of Photography
Camera Hasso Hartnagel Director of Photography
Camera Georg Lemke Director of Photography
Camera Willy Zielke Director of Photography
Camera Werner Hundhausen Director of Photography
Camera C.A. Linke Director of Photography
Camera Albert Schattmann Director of Photography
Camera Hugo O. Schulze Director of Photography
Camera Heinz von Jaworsky Director of Photography
Camera Luggi Waldleitner Assistant Camera
Camera Lagorio Director of Photography
Camera Alexander von Lagorio Director of Photography
Camera Otto Lantschner Director of Photography
Camera Fritz von Friedl Director of Photography
Camera Georg Fleischmann Camera Operator
Camera Josef Dietze Director of Photography
Camera Herbert Kebelmann Director of Photography
Production Walter Traut Production Manager
Camera E. Epkins Director of Photography
Camera Waldemar Lembke Director of Photography
Camera Erich Nitzschmann Director of Photography
Camera Albert Höcht Director of Photography
Camera Leo Schwedler Director of Photography
Camera W. Siehm Director of Photography
Camera Ernst Sorge Director of Photography
Camera Walter Hege Director of Photography
Camera Leo de Laforgue Director of Photography
Camera E. Lambertini Director of Photography
Camera Andor von Bàrsy Director of Photography
Editing Erna Peters Assistant Editor
Writing Leni Riefenstahl Writer
Camera Hans Karl Gottschalk Director of Photography
Camera Wilfried Basse Director of Photography
Camera Wolf Hart Director of Photography
Camera Ernst Kunstmann Director of Photography
Camera H. von Stwolinski Director of Photography
Camera Leo De Lafrue Director of Photography
Camera Carl Junghans Director of Photography
Sound Walter Gronostay Music
Camera Richard Groschopp Director of Photography
Camera Károly Vass Director of Photography
Camera Sepp Ketterer Director of Photography
Camera Wilhelm Schmidt Director of Photography
Camera Alfred Siegert Director of Photography
Camera Eberhard von der Heyden Director of Photography
Camera Hugo von Kaweczynski Director of Photography

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