STORY
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 & CREW
- David Albritton
- Arvo Askola
- Jack Beresford
- Erwin Blask
- Sulo Bärlund
Cast
- Willy Zielke
- Walter Hege
- Wilfried Basse
- Wolf Hart
- Carl Junghans
Directors
INFORMATION
- Olympia-Film GmbH
Production Companies
- Germany
Production Countries
LANGUAGES
- German
- French
- English
- Italian
- Japanese
- Portuguese
