Movie

Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations

★ 6.9/10 · 125 votes 1938 2h 7m Released

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.

Cast

David Albritton Self - High Jump, USA (unc A Arvo Askola Self - 10000 Metres, Finla Jack Beresford Self - Carries British Fla E Erwin Blask Self - Hammer Throw, Germa S Sulo Bärlund Self - Shot Put, Finland ( I Ibolya Csák Self - High Jump, Hungary