Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
1938 • Documentary
6.878 (123)
Leni Riefenstahl
Director
Leni Riefenstahl
Writer
Status
Released
Release date
April 21, 1938
Duration
127 Min
Language
de
Popularity
1.0776
Budget
$550,000
Revenue
$0
Overview
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.
