Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations (1938)

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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.

Cast

David Albritton (Acting)

Jack Beresford (Acting)

Henri de Baillet-Latour (Acting)

Philip Edwards (Acting)

Donald Finlay (Acting)

Joseph Goebbels (Acting)

Hermann Göring (Acting)

Rudolf Hess (Acting)

Adolf Hitler (Acting)

King Umberto II (Acting)

Theodor Lewald (Acting)

Luz Long (Acting)

Jesse Owens (Acting)

Leni Riefenstahl (Acting)

Julius Streicher (Acting)

Werner von Blomberg (Acting)