
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
Synopsis
The work opens with an extended overture that references the ancient Greek origins of the Olympic Games. It then presents twenty‑one athletic events in its first half, forming the initial portion of a two‑part tribute to the human body and spirit, and concludes with the marathon, during which Jesse Owens became the first track and field athlete to win four gold medals at a single Olympic Games.
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A crew of 71+ credited
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Edited by Leni RiefenstahlScored by Herbert Windt
Box Office
1938 · Box office
Produced on a $550K budget
Production budget
$550K
Also known as
- Olmypia - 1. Teilde
- Olympia - Fest der Völkerde
- Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nationsen
- Olympia, première partie: Les Dieux du stadefr
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Cast & Crew
71 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Hans Fritsch
as Self - Discus, Germany
Fumi Kojima
as Self - Discus, Japan
Gunnar Bergh
as Self - Discus - Sweden
Erich Borchmeyer
as Self - 100 Meters, Germany
Ken Carpenter
as Self - Discus USA
Austin Cassar Torreggiani
as Self - 100 Meters, Malta
Gordon Glover Dunn
as Self - Discus - USA
Doris Eckert
as Self - 80 Meters, Germany
Siegfried Eifrig
as Self - Olympic Flame Lighter
Tilly Fleischer
as Self - Javelin Throw, Germany
David Albritton
as Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited)
Arvo Askola
as Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)
Supporting cast
58Jack Beresford
as Self - Carries British Flag (uncredited)
Erwin Blask
as Self - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited)
Sulo Barlund
as Self - Shot Put, Finland (uncredited)
Ibolya Csak
as Self - High Jump, Hungary (uncredited)
Glenn Cunningham
as Self (uncredited)
Luz Long
as Self (uncredited)
Spiridon Louis
as Self - Walks Behind Greek Flag, in Greek Costume (uncredited)
John Lovelock
as Self - 1500 Metres, New Zealand (uncredited)
Gisela Mauermayer
as Self - Discus Throw, Germany (uncredited)
Earle Meadows
as Self - Pole Vault, USA (uncredited)
Ralph Metcalfe
as Self - Sprinter, USA (uncredited)
Paula Mollenhauer
as Self - Discus Throw, Germany (uncredited)
Henri De Baillet Latour
as Self - IOC, Stands with Hitler, with Hurdlers (uncredited)
Philip Edwards
as Self - 800 Metres, Canada (uncredited)
Donald Finlay
as Self - 110m Hurdles, Great Britain (uncredited)
Wilhelm Frick
as Self - Spectator (uncredited)
Joseph Goebbels
as Self - Spectator (uncredited)
Hermann Goring
as Self - Spectator (uncredited)
Ernest Harper
as Self - Marathon, Great Britain (uncredited)
Karl Hein
as Self - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited)
Heinz Herman
as German Flag Carrier (uncredited)
Rudolf Hess
as Self - Stands with Hitler (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler
as Self - Declares Games Open (uncredited)
Volmari Iso Hollo
as Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)
Cornelius Johnson
as Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited)
Matti Jarvinen
as Self - Javelin, Finland (uncredited)
Elfriede Kaun
as Self - High Jump, Germany (uncredited)
King Umberto Ii
as Self - Stands with Hitler, Salutes Italian Team (uncredited)
Kalevi Kotkas
as Self - High Jump, Finland (uncredited)
Gustaf Alfons Koutonen
as Self - Hammer Throw, Finland (uncredited)
Luise Kruger
as Self - Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)
Maria Kwasniewska
as Self - Javelin Throw, Poland (uncredited)
Theodor Lewald
as Self - German Olympic Committee, Stands with Hitler (uncredited)
Vaino Muinonen
as Self - Marathon, Finland (uncredited)
Seung Yong Nam
as Self - Marathon, Japan (uncredited)
Henri Nannen
as Announcer (uncredited)
Yrjo Nikkanen
as Self - Javelin, Finland (uncredited)
Shuhei Nishida
as Self - Pole Vault, Japan (uncredited)
Paavo Nurmi
as Self - Spectator Watching 10000 Metres Race (uncredited)
Dorothy Odam
as Self - High Jump, Great Britain (uncredited)
Martinus Osendarp
as Self - 100 Metres, Holland (uncredited)
Jesse Owens
as Self (uncredited)
Leni Riefenstahl
as Nude Dancer - Prologue (uncredited)
Mack Robinson
as Self - Second, After Owens (uncredited)
Ilmari Salminen
as Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)
Julius Schaub
as Self - Spectator, with Glasses, Behind Hitler (uncredited)
Kee Chung Sohn
as Self - Marathon, Japan (uncredited)
Julius Streicher
as Self - Spectator (uncredited)
Gerhard Stock
as Self - Shot Put, Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)
Naoto Tajima
as Self - Triple Jump, Japan (uncredited)
Erkki Tamila
as Self - Marathon, Finland (uncredited)
Kalervo Toivonen
as Self - Javelin, Finland (uncredited)
Forrest Towns
as Self - 110m Hurdles, USA (uncredited)
Werner Von Blomberg
as Self - Spectator (uncredited)
August Von Mackensen
as Self - Spectator (uncredited)
Hans Von Tschammer Und Osten
as Self (Spectator, in White Suit) (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Hans Woellke
as Self - Shot Put, Germany (uncredited)
Sueo Oe
as Self - Pole Vault (uncredited)
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