Jun 02, 1938
104 min
Full-HD

Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty (1938)

Commissioned to make a propaganda film about the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, director Leni Riefenstahl created a celebration of the human form. Where the two-part epic's first half, Festival of the Nations, focused on the international aspects of the 1936 Olympic Games held in Berlin, part two, The Festival of Beauty, concentrates on individual athletes such as equestrians, gymnasts, and swimmers, climaxing with American Glenn Morris' performance in the decathalon and the games' majestic closing ceremonies.

Category

Documentary

Country

Germany

Companies

Olympia-Film GmbH

Sheigo Arai

Self - Swimmer, Japan (uncredited)

Albert Bachmann

Self - Gymnastics, Switzerland (uncredited)

Daniel Barrow

Self - Single Sculls Rower, USA (uncredited)

Jack Beresford

Self - Rower, Britain (uncredited)

Ralf Berzsenyi

Self - Small-Bore Rifle, Hungary (uncredited)

Ferenc Csík

Self - Swimmer, Hungary (uncredited)

Richard Degener

Self - Springboard Diver, USA (uncredited)

Willemijntje den Ouden

Self - Swimmer, Holland (uncredited)

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