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    Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations

    Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations

    1938

    2:07:41

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    Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations

    Genre

    Documentary

    Plot

    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.

    Director

    Leni Riefenstahl

    Writers

    Leni Riefenstahl,

    Stars

    David Albritton, Arvo Askola, Jack Beresford, Erwin Blask, Sulo Bärlund,