Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations

Name: Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
Director: Leni Riefenstahl
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1938
Rating: 6.8
Cast: David Albritton, Arvo Askola, Jack Beresford, Erwin Blask, Sulo Bärlund

6.8/10

1938

2h 7m

Documentary

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.