Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations (1938)
Olympia 1. Teil - Fest der Völker (original title)

Cast

Uncredited cast:
	David Albritton	...	Himself - High Jump, USA (uncredited)
	Arvo Askola	...	Himself - 10000 Metres, FIN (uncredited)
	Jack Beresford	...	Himself - Carries British Flag (uncredited)
	Erwin Blask	...	Himself - Hammer Throw, German (uncredited)
	Sulo Bärlund	...	Himself - Shot Put, Finland (uncredited)
	Ibolya Csák	...	Herself - High Jump, Hungary (uncredited)
	Henri de Baillet-Latour	...	Himself - IOC, Stands with Hitler, with Hurdlers (uncredited)
	Philip Edwards	...	Himself - 800 Metres, Canada (uncredited)
	Donald Finlay	...	Himself - 110m Hurdles, GB (uncredited)
	Tilly Fleischer	...	Herself - Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)
	Wilhelm Frick	...	Himself - Spectator (uncredited)
	Josef Goebbels	...	Himself - Spectator (uncredited)
	Hermann Göring	...	Himself - Spectator (uncredited)
	Ernest Harper	...	Himself - Marathon, GB (uncredited)
	Karl Hein	...	Himself - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited)

Storyline

After being commissioned by the 1936 Olympic Committee to create a feature film of the Berlin Olympics, Riefenstahl shot a documentary that celebrates the human body by combining the poetry of bodies in motion with close-ups of athletes in the heat of competition. Includes the marathon, men's diving, and American track star Jesse Owen's sprint races at the 1936 Olympic games. The production tends to glorify the young male body and, some say, expresses the Nazi attitude toward athletic prowess. Includes the lighting of the torch at the stadium and Adolf Hitler looking on in amazement as Jesse Owens wins an unprecedented four Gold Medals. Written by Fiona Kelleghan <fkelleghan@aol.com>  

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