Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty (1938)
Olympia 2. Teil - Fest der Schönheit (original title)

Cast

Credited cast:
	Sheigo Arai	...	Himself - Swimmer, Japan
	Jack Beresford	...	Himself - Rower, Britain
	Ralf Berzsenyi	...	Himself - Small-Bore Rifle, Hungary
	Ferenc Csík	...	Himself - Swimmer, Hungary
	Richard Degener	...	Himself - Springboard Diver, USA
	Willemijntje den Ouden	...	Herself - Swimmer, Holland
	Charles des Jammonières	...	Himself - Free Pistol, France
	Velma Dunn	...	Herself - Platfom Diver, USA
	Konrad Frey	...	Himself - Gymnastics, Germany
	Marjorie Gestring	...	Herself - Springboard Diver, USA
	Albert Greene	...	Himself - Springboard Diver, USA
	Tetsuo Hamuro	...	Himself - 1st Place: 200m Breaststroke, Japan
	Josef Hasenöhrl	...	Himself - Single Sculls Rower, Austria
	Heinz Hax	...	Himself - Rapid-Fire Pistol, Germany
	Alois Hudec	...	Himself - Gymnastics, Czechoslovakia

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. The production tends to glorify the young male body and, some say, expresses the Nazi attitude toward athletic prowess. Miss Riefenstahl captures the grace of athletes during field hockey, soccer, bicycling, equestrian, aquatic and gymnastic events. Highlights are the Pentathlon and the Decathlon, which was won by American Glenn Morris; it ends with the triumphant conclusion of the games. Written by Fiona Kelleghan <fkelleghan@aol.com>  

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