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Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations

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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.

Runtime: 127 minutes

Release: Apr 21, 1938

IMDb: 6.90/10 by 106 users

Popularity: 8

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Language: Deutsch, Français, English, Italiano, 日本語, Português

Budget: 550

Revenue: 0