Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
IMDB:
6.9
Released
4/21/1938
Duration
2h 7m
Genre
Documentary
Country
Germany
Cast
David Albritton, Arvo Askola, Jack Beresford
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.
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
IMDB:
6.9Released
4/21/1938
Genre
Documentary
Cast
David Albritton, Arvo Askola, Jack Beresford
Duration
2h 7m
Country
Germany
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.
Cast
Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited)
David Albritton
Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)
Arvo Askola
Self - Carries British Flag (uncredited)
Jack Beresford
Self - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited)
Erwin Blask
Self - Shot Put, Finland (uncredited)
Sulo Bärlund
Self - High Jump, Hungary (uncredited)
Ibolya Csák
Self (uncredited)
Glenn Cunningham
Self - IOC, Stands with Hitler, with Hurdlers (uncredited)
Henri de Baillet-Latour
Self - 800 Metres, Canada (uncredited)
Philip Edwards
Self - 110m Hurdles, Great Britain (uncredited)
Donald Finlay
Self - Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)
Tilly Fleischer
Self - Spectator (uncredited)
