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Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations

Leni Riefenstahl

1938 • 2h 7m

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 t...

Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations

Cast

David Albritton

David AlbrittonSelf - High Jump, USA (uncredited)

Arvo AskolaSelf - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)

Jack Beresford

Jack BeresfordSelf - Carries British Flag (uncredited)

Erwin BlaskSelf - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited)

Sulo BärlundSelf - Shot Put, Finland (uncredited)

Ibolya CsákSelf - High Jump, Hungary (uncredited)

Glenn CunninghamSelf (uncredited)

Henri de Baillet-Latour

Henri de Baillet-LatourSelf - IOC, Stands with Hitler, with Hurdlers (uncredited)

Philip Edwards

Philip EdwardsSelf - 800 Metres, Canada (uncredited)

Donald Finlay

Donald FinlaySelf - 110m Hurdles, Great Britain (uncredited)

Tilly FleischerSelf - Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)

Wilhelm FrickSelf - Spectator (uncredited)

Joseph Goebbels

Joseph GoebbelsSelf - Spectator (uncredited)

Hermann Göring

Hermann GöringSelf - Spectator (uncredited)

Ernest HarperSelf - Marathon, Great Britain (uncredited)

Crew

Leni Riefenstahl

Leni RiefenstahlProducer

Willy Zielke

Willy ZielkeDirector of Photography

Luggi Waldleitner

Luggi WaldleitnerAssistant Camera

Carl Junghans

Carl JunghansDirector of Photography

Richard Groschopp

Richard GroschoppDirector of Photography

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