Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
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1938
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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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Runtime:
127 min
Release date:
21 Apr 1938
Country:
DE
Languages:
German, Italian, Japanese, French, English, Portuguese
Budget:
$550,000
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
2 wins