Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations

Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations (1938)

April 21st, 19382h 7min

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Overview

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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