Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations (1938)
Commissioned to make a propaganda film about the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, director Leni Riefenstahl created a celebration of the human form. This first half of her two-part film opens with a renowned introduction that compares modern Olympians to classical Greek heroes, then goes on to provide thrilling in-the-moment coverage of some of the games' most celebrated moments, including African-American athlete Jesse Owens winning a then-unprecedented four gold medals.
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Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited)
Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)
Self - Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)
Self - Spectator (uncredited)
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Self - Marathon, Great Britain (uncredited)
Self - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited)
German Flag Carrier (uncredited)
Self - Stands with Hitler (uncredited)
Self - Declares Games Open (uncredited)
Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)
Self - Carries British Flag (uncredited)
Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited)
Self - Javelin, Finland (uncredited)
Self - High Jump, Germany (uncredited)
Self - Stands with Hitler, Salutes Italian Team (uncredited)
Self - High Jump, Finland (uncredited)
Self - Hammer Throw, Finland (uncredited)
Self - Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)
Self - Javelin Throw, Poland (uncredited)
Self - German Olympic Committee, Stands with Hitler (uncredited)
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Self - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited)
Self - Walks Behind Greek Flag, in Greek Costume (uncredited)
Self - 1500 Metres, New Zealand (uncredited)
Self - Discus Throw, Germany (uncredited)
Self - Pole Vault, USA (uncredited)
Self - Sprinter, USA (uncredited)
Self - Discus Throw, Germany (uncredited)
Self - Marathon, Finland (uncredited)
Self - Marathon, Japan (uncredited)
Announcer (uncredited)
Self - Javelin, Finland (uncredited)
Self - Shot Put, Finland (uncredited)
Self - Pole Vault, Japan (uncredited)
Self - Spectator Watching 10000 Metres Race (uncredited)
Self - High Jump, Great Britain (uncredited)
Self - 100 Metres, Holland (uncredited)
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Nude Dancer - Prologue (uncredited)
Self - Second, After Owens (uncredited)
Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)
Self - Spectator, with Glasses, Behind Hitler (uncredited)
Self - Marathon, Japan (uncredited)
Self - High Jump, Hungary (uncredited)
Self - Spectator (uncredited)
Self - Shot Put, Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)
Self - Triple Jump, Japan (uncredited)
Self - Marathon, Finland (uncredited)
Self - Javelin, Finland (uncredited)
Self - 110m Hurdles, USA (uncredited)
Self - Spectator (uncredited)
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Self - Shot Put, Germany (uncredited)
Self (uncredited)
Self - Pole Vault (uncredited)
Self - IOC, Stands with Hitler, with Hurdlers (uncredited)
Self - 800 Metres, Canada (uncredited)
Self - 110m Hurdles, Great Britain (uncredited)
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