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Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty (Olympia - Fest der Schönheit)
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Producer: Leni Riefenstahl
Director: Leni Riefenstahl
Director of Photography: Willy Hameister, Albert Kling, Hans Scheib, Hugo von Kaweczynski, Wilfried Basse, Willy Zielke, Guzzi Lantschner, Károly Vass, Richard Groschopp, Walter Hege, Hugo O. Schulze, Andor von Bàrsy, Alexander von Lagorio, Leo De Lafrue, Werner Hundhausen, Heinz von Jaworsky, Kurt Neubert, Erich Nitzschmann, Walter Frentz, Ernst Kunstmann, Fritz von Friedl, Hans Karl Gottschalk, Otto Lantschner
Writer: Leni Riefenstahl
Top Cast
Sheigo Arai
Self - Swimmer, Japan (uncredited)
Albert Bachmann
Self - Gymnastics, Switzerland (uncredited)
Daniel Barrow
Self - Single Sculls Rower, USA (uncredited)
Jack Beresford
Self - Rower, Britain (uncredited)
Ralf Berzsenyi
Self - Small-Bore Rifle, Hungary (uncredited)
Ferenc Csík
Self - Swimmer, Hungary (uncredited)
Richard Degener
Self - Springboard Diver, USA (uncredited)
Willemijntje den Ouden
Self - Swimmer, Holland (uncredited)
