Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
Olympia - Fest der Völker
Synopsis
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.
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David Albritton
Self (uncredited)
Arvo Askola
Self (uncredited)
Jack Beresford
Self (uncredited)
Erwin Blask
Self (uncredited)
Sulo Bärlund
Self (uncredited)
Ibolya Csák
Self (uncredited)
Glenn Cunningham
Self (uncredited)
Henri de Baillet-Latour
Self (uncredited)
Philip Edwards
Self (uncredited)
Donald Finlay
Self (uncredited)
Tilly Fleischer
Self (uncredited)
Wilhelm Frick
Self (uncredited)
Joseph Goebbels
Self (uncredited)
Hermann Göring
Self (uncredited)
Ernest Harper
Self (uncredited)
Karl Hein
Self (uncredited)
Heinz Herman
Self (uncredited)
Rudolf Hess
Self (uncredited)
Release History & Theatrical Window
Berlin
Festival / Special Debut
March 8, 1940
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$550K
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
Pending
Total global ticket sales
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Leni Riefenstahl
- Screenplay & Story
- Leni Riefenstahl
- Original Score
- Herbert Windt, Walter Gronostay
- Original Title
- Olympia - Fest der Völker
- Country of Origin
- Germany
- Spoken Languages
- German, Italian, Japanese, French, English, Portuguese
- Runtime
- 2h 7m
- Production Budget
- $550K
- Production Studios
- Olympia-Film GmbH
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Leni Riefenstahl
Leni Riefenstahl
Herbert Windt, Walter Gronostay
Kurt Neubert, Guzzi Lantschner, Walter Frentz, Hans Scheib, Hans Ertl, Albert Kling, Paul Holzki, Willy Hameister, Werner Hundhausen, Hasso Hartnagel, Leo De Lafrue, Hans Karl Gottschalk, Josef Dietze, Richard Groschopp, E. Epkins, Wolf Hart, Walter Hege, Wilfried Basse, Albert Höcht, Georg Lemke, W. Siehm, Otto Lantschner, Wilhelm Schmidt, Lagorio, C.A. Linke, Alfred Siegert, Eberhard von der Heyden, Hugo von Kaweczynski, Alexander von Lagorio, Károly Vass, Sepp Ketterer, Carl Junghans, Andor von Bàrsy, Fritz von Friedl, Heinz von Jaworsky, Herbert Kebelmann, Erich Nitzschmann, Ernst Kunstmann, E. Lambertini, H. von Stwolinski, Willy Zielke, Leo de Laforgue, Waldemar Lembke, Leo Schwedler, Ernst Sorge, Albert Schattmann, Hugo O. Schulze
Leni Riefenstahl
Leni Riefenstahl
Department Leadership Roster
Kurt Neubert
Director of Photography
Guzzi Lantschner
Director of Photography
Leni Riefenstahl
Director
Walter Frentz
Director of Photography
Leni Riefenstahl
Producer
Herbert Windt
Original Music Composer
Leni Riefenstahl
Editor
Hans Scheib
Director of Photography
Hans Ertl
Director of Photography
Albert Kling
Director of Photography
Paul Holzki
Director of Photography
Willy Hameister
Director of Photography
Werner Hundhausen
Director of Photography
Hasso Hartnagel
Director of Photography
Leo De Lafrue
Director of Photography
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
NR: Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
International Certification Matrix
FSK 6 — Restricted to viewers aged 6 and older.
Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
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What is Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations about?
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.
Who directed Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations?
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations was directed by Leni Riefenstahl.
Who stars in Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations?
The principal cast of Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations includes David Albritton, Arvo Askola, Jack Beresford, Erwin Blask, Sulo Bärlund.
When was Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations released and how long is it?
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations was released in 1938 with a total runtime of 2h 7m.
Who composed the musical score for Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations was composed by Herbert Windt, Walter Gronostay.
What is the age rating and content advisory for Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations?
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations holds official age classifications: DE: 6 (FSK 6 — Restricted to viewers aged 6 and older.); US: NR (Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.).