Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations (1938)

• Documentary

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.

Rating

6.9 / 10 (128 votes)

Release date

April 21, 1938

Runtime

2h 07m

Language

German

Director

Leni Riefenstahl

Status

Released