Film
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
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.
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
- David AlbrittonSelf (uncredited)
- Arvo AskolaSelf (uncredited)
- Jack BeresfordSelf (uncredited)
- Erwin BlaskSelf (uncredited)
- Sulo BärlundSelf (uncredited)
- Ibolya CsákSelf (uncredited)
- Glenn CunninghamSelf (uncredited)
- Henri de Baillet-LatourSelf (uncredited)
