Watch Full Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations (1938) : Movies Without Downloading 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. | ||
Release Date | : | Apr 21, 1938 |
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Genres | : | Documentary |
Production Company | : | Olympia-Film GmbH |
Production Countries | : | Germany |
Casts | : | David Albritton, Arvo Askola, Jack Beresford, Erwin Blask, Sulo Bärlund, Ibolya Csák, Glenn Cunningham, Henri de Baillet-Latour, Philip Edwards, Donald Finlay, Tilly Fleischer |
Plot Keywords | : | nazi, sports, olympic games, national socialism, national socialist party, beauty, xenophobia, woman director, nsdap (nazi party), professional athlete, poetic documentary |
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