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Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations (1938)

6.9 | Apr 21, 1938 (DE) | Documentary | 02:07
Budget: 550 000 | Revenue: N/A

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.

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David Albritton
Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited)
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Arvo Askola
Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)
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Jack Beresford
Self - Carries British Flag (uncredited)
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Erwin Blask
Self - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited)
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Sulo Bärlund
Self - Shot Put, Finland (uncredited)
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Ibolya Csák
Self - High Jump, Hungary (uncredited)
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Glenn Cunningham
Self (uncredited)
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Henri de Baillet-Latour
Self - IOC, Stands with Hitler, with Hurdlers (uncredited)
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Philip Edwards
Self - 800 Metres, Canada (uncredited)
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Donald Finlay
Self - 110m Hurdles, Great Britain (uncredited)