Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations

Name: Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
Rating: 6.9

NR Documentary

Starring: David Albritton, Arvo Askola, Jack Beresford, Erwin Blask, Sulo Bärlund

Writer: Leni Riefenstahl

Release Date:
April 21, 1938

Ratings:
6.9 / 10

Director:
Leni Riefenstahl

Companies:
Olympia-Film GmbH

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.

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