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.
$550,000
April 21, 1938
Olympia-Film GmbH
61 people
David Albritton
Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited)
Acting
Arvo Askola
Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)
Acting
Jack Beresford
Self - Carries British Flag (uncredited)
Acting
Erwin Blask
Self - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited)
Acting
Sulo Bärlund
Self - Shot Put, Finland (uncredited)
Acting
Ibolya Csák
Self - High Jump, Hungary (uncredited)
Acting
Glenn Cunningham
Self (uncredited)
Acting
Henri de Baillet-Latour
Self - IOC, Stands with Hitler, with Hurdlers (uncredited)
Acting
Philip Edwards
Self - 800 Metres, Canada (uncredited)
Acting
Donald Finlay
Self - 110m Hurdles, Great Britain (uncredited)
Acting
Tilly Fleischer
Self - Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)
Acting
Wilhelm Frick
Self - Spectator (uncredited)
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