Directed by Leni Riefenstahl
Starring David Albritton · Arvo Askola · Jack Beresford · Erwin Blask
Original language: German
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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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Cast
- David AlbrittonSelf - High Jump, USA (uncredited)
- Arvo AskolaSelf - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)
- Jack BeresfordSelf - Carries British Flag (uncredited)
- Erwin BlaskSelf - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited)
- Sulo BärlundSelf - Shot Put, Finland (uncredited)
- Ibolya CsákSelf - High Jump, Hungary (uncredited)
- Glenn CunninghamSelf (uncredited)
- Henri de Baillet-LatourSelf - IOC, Stands with Hitler, with Hurdlers (uncredited)
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- Directed by
- Leni Riefenstahl
- Written by
- Leni Riefenstahl
- Released
- 1938-04-21
- Runtime
- 2h 7m
- Language
- German
- Country
- Germany
