Commissioned to make a propaganda film about the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, director Leni Riefenstahl created a celebration of the human form. This first half of her two-part film opens with a renowned introduction that compares modern Olympians to classical Greek heroes, then goes on to provide thrilling in-the-moment coverage of some of the games' most celebrated moments, including African-American athlete Jesse Owens winning a then-unprecedented four gold medals.
Unfortunately the movie Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations is not yet available on Disney Plus.
Production | Leni Riefenstahl | Producer |
Sound | Herbert Windt | Original Music Composer |
Camera | Kurt Neubert | Director of Photography |
Camera | Walter Frentz | Director of Photography |
Writing | Leni Riefenstahl | Screenplay |
Camera | Hans Ertl | Director of Photography |
Camera | Hans Scheib | Director of Photography |
Directing | Leni Riefenstahl | Director |
Camera | Guzzi Lantschner | Director of Photography |
Editing | Leni Riefenstahl | Editor |
Camera | Albert Kling | Director of Photography |
Camera | Willy Hameister | Director of Photography |
Camera | Paul Holzki | Director of Photography |