Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations

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1938 / 127min.

Rating6.8

Genres

Documentary

Synopsis

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.

Directors

Actors

Adolf Hitler

Leni Riefenstahl

Joseph Goebbels

Jesse Owens

Hermann Göring

Henri Nannen

Rudolf Heß

Sulo Bärlund

Luz Long

Mack Robinson

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