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Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
★ 6.9· 1938· 127 min· Popularity 1NR
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.
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Release Date: 4/21/1938
Runtime: 127 minutes
Languages: German, Italian, Japanese, French, English, Portuguese
Director: Leni Riefenstahl
Budget: $0.6M
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Companies: Olympia-Film GmbH
Countries: Germany
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Keywords
nazisportsolympic gamesnational socialismnational socialist partybeautyxenophobiawoman directornsdap (nazi party)professional athletepoetic documentary
