Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
1938 · directed by Leni Riefenstahl
- Rating
- 79/100
- Hit
- no
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.
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations (1938), directed by Leni Riefenstahl, rates 79/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
More from Leni Riefenstahl
- Triumph of the Will (1935) — 76/100
- Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty (1938) — 72/100
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