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Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations (Olympia - Fest der Völker)
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.
Key Crew
Director: Leni Riefenstahl
Producer: Leni Riefenstahl
Director of Photography: Hans Ertl, Walter Frentz, Guzzi Lantschner, Kurt Neubert, Hans Scheib, Albert Kling, Willy Hameister, Paul Holzki, Wilfried Basse, Leo De Lafrue, Josef Dietze, E. Epkins, Hans Karl Gottschalk, Richard Groschopp, Wolf Hart, Hasso Hartnagel, Walter Hege, Werner Hundhausen, Albert Höcht, Carl Junghans, Herbert Kebelmann, Sepp Ketterer, Ernst Kunstmann, Leo de Laforgue, Lagorio, E. Lambertini, Otto Lantschner, Waldemar Lembke, Georg Lemke, C.A. Linke, Erich Nitzschmann, Albert Schattmann, Wilhelm Schmidt, Hugo O. Schulze, Leo Schwedler, Alfred Siegert, W. Siehm, Ernst Sorge, Károly Vass, Andor von Bàrsy, Eberhard von der Heyden, Fritz von Friedl, Heinz von Jaworsky, Hugo von Kaweczynski, Alexander von Lagorio, H. von Stwolinski, Willy Zielke
Writer: Leni Riefenstahl
Top Cast
David Albritton
Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited)
Arvo Askola
Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)
Jack Beresford
Self - Carries British Flag (uncredited)
Erwin Blask
Self - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited)
Sulo Bärlund
Self - Shot Put, Finland (uncredited)
Ibolya Csák
Self - High Jump, Hungary (uncredited)
Glenn Cunningham
Self (uncredited)
Henri de Baillet-Latour
Self - IOC, Stands with Hitler, with Hurdlers (uncredited)
