Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations

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.

Genre: Documentary

Stars: David Albritton, Arvo Askola, Jack Beresford, Erwin Blask, Sulo Bärlund, Ibolya Csák

Crew: Herbert Windt (Original Music Composer), Hans Scheib (Director of Photography), Leni Riefenstahl (Producer), Guzzi Lantschner (Director of Photography), Kurt Neubert (Director of Photography), Hans Ertl (Director of Photography)

Country: Germany

Language: DeutschFrançaisEnglishItaliano日本語Português

Studio: Olympia-Film GmbH

Runtime: 127 minutes

Quality: HD

Released: Apr 21, 1938

IMDb: 4.2

Keywords:nazi, sports, olympic games, national socialism, national socialist party, beauty, xenophobia, woman director, nsdap (nazi party), professional athlete, poetic documentary

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Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations

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