Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations

Overview

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.

Directed by Leni Riefenstahl

Top cast

David Albritton

Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited)

A

Arvo Askola

Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)

Jack Beresford

Self - Carries British Flag (uncredited)

E

Erwin Blask

Self - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited)

S

Sulo Bärlund

Self - Shot Put, Finland (uncredited)

I

Ibolya Csák

Self - High Jump, Hungary (uncredited)

G

Glenn Cunningham

Self (uncredited)

Henri de Baillet-Latour

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

Philip Edwards

Self - 800 Metres, Canada (uncredited)

Donald Finlay

Self - 110m Hurdles, Great Britain (uncredited)

T

Tilly Fleischer

Self - Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)

W

Wilhelm Frick

Self - Spectator (uncredited)

Joseph Goebbels

Self - Spectator (uncredited)

Hermann Göring

Self - Spectator (uncredited)

E

Ernest Harper

Self - Marathon, Great Britain (uncredited)

K

Karl Hein

Self - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited)

H

Heinz Herman

German Flag Carrier (uncredited)

Rudolf Hess

Self - Stands with Hitler (uncredited)

Adolf Hitler

Self - Declares Games Open (uncredited)

V

Volmari Iso-Hollo

Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)

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