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Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations

6.9/ 1019382h 7mNR

Documentary

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.

Directed by Leni Riefenstahl

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The cast

Faces behind the story

David Albritton

David Albritton

Self (uncredited)

Arvo Askola

Self (uncredited)

Jack Beresford

Jack Beresford

Self (uncredited)

Erwin Blask

Self (uncredited)

Sulo Bärlund

Self (uncredited)

Ibolya Csák

Self (uncredited)

Glenn Cunningham

Self (uncredited)

Henri de Baillet-Latour

Henri de Baillet-Latour

Self (uncredited)