Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations

Film

Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations

6.919382h 7m6Documentary
Germany
Age rating
6
Director
Leni Riefenstahl
Year
1938

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.

Top cast

Directed by

Leni Riefenstahl

Produced by

Leni Riefenstahl