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Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty
Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty

Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty

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Documentary

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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. 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.

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Budget

$550000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

02 June 1938

Country

Germany

Cast

Sheigo Arai

Sheigo Arai

Self - Swimmer, Japan (uncredited)

Albert Bachmann

Albert Bachmann

Self - Gymnastics, Switzerland (uncredited)

Daniel Barrow

Daniel Barrow

Self - Single Sculls Rower, USA (uncredited)

Jack Beresford

Jack Beresford

Self - Rower, Britain (uncredited)

Ralf Berzsenyi

Ralf Berzsenyi

Self - Small-Bore Rifle, Hungary (uncredited)

Ferenc Csík

Ferenc Csík

Self - Swimmer, Hungary (uncredited)

Richard Degener

Richard Degener

Self - Springboard Diver, USA (uncredited)

Willemijntje den Ouden

Willemijntje den Ouden

Self - Swimmer, Holland (uncredited)

Charles des Jammonières

Charles des Jammonières

Self - Free Pistol, France (uncredited)

Velma Dunn

Velma Dunn

Self - Platfom Diver, USA (uncredited)

Konrad Frey

Konrad Frey

Self - Gymnastics, Germany (uncredited)

Marjorie Gestring

Marjorie Gestring

Self - Springboard Diver, USA (uncredited)

Albert Greene

Albert Greene

Self - Springboard Diver, USA (uncredited)

Tetsuo Hamuro

Tetsuo Hamuro

Self - 1st Place: 200m Breaststroke, Japan (uncredited)

Josef Hasenöhrl

Josef Hasenöhrl

Self - Single Sculls Rower, Austria (uncredited)

Heinz Hax

Heinz Hax

Self - Rapid-Fire Pistol, Germany (uncredited)

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self (uncredited)

Alois Hudec

Alois Hudec

Self - Gymnastics, Czechoslovakia (uncredited)

Cornelius Johnson

Cornelius Johnson

Self - High Jump Winner (uncredited)

Wladyslaw Karas

Wladyslaw Karas

Self - Small-Bore Rifle, Poland (uncredited)

Adolph Kiefer

Adolph Kiefer

Self - Swimmer, USA (uncredited)

Masaji Kiyokawa

Masaji Kiyokawa

Self - Swimmer, Japan (uncredited)

Reizô Koike

Reizô Koike

Self - Swimmer, Japan (uncredited)

Erich Krempel

Erich Krempel

Self - Free Pistol, Germany (uncredited)

Käthe Köhler

Käthe Köhler

Self - Platform Diver, Germany (uncredited)

Paul Laven

Paul Laven

Narrator (uncredited)

Eugen Mack

Eugen Mack

Self - Gymnastics, Switzerland (uncredited)

Hideko Maehata

Hideko Maehata

Self - Swimmer, Japan (uncredited)

Shōzō Makino

Shōzō Makino

Self - Swimmer, Japan (uncredited)

Rie Mastenbroek

Rie Mastenbroek

Self - Swimmer, Holland (uncredited)

Jack Medica

Jack Medica

Self - Swimmer, USA (uncredited)

Glenn Morris

Glenn Morris

Self - Decathlon, USA (uncredited)

Dorothy Poynton

Dorothy Poynton

Self - Diver, USA (uncredited)

Katherine Rawls

Katherine Rawls

Self - Springboard Diver, USA (uncredited)

Michael Reusch

Michael Reusch

Self - Gymnastics, Switzerland (uncredited)

Elbert Root

Elbert Root

Self - Platform Diver, USA (uncredited)

Willy Rögeberg

Willy Rögeberg

Self - Small-Bore Rifle, Norway (uncredited)

Aleksanteri Saavala

Aleksanteri Saavala

Self - Gymastics, Finland (uncredited)

Alfred Schwarzmann

Alfred Schwarzmann

Self - Gymnastics, Germany (uncredited)

Gustav Schäfer

Gustav Schäfer

Self - Single Sculls Rower, Germany (uncredited)

Johanna Selbach

Johanna Selbach

Self - Swimmer, Holland (uncredited)

Neda Senff

Neda Senff

Self - Swimmer, Holland (uncredited)

Erwin Sietas

Erwin Sietas

Self - Swimmer, Germany (uncredited)

Herman Stork

Herman Stork

Self - Platform Diver, USA (uncredited)

Leon Stukelji

Leon Stukelji

Self - Gymnastics, Yugoslavia (uncredited)

Shigeo Sugiura

Shigeo Sugiura

Self - Swimmer, Japan (uncredited)

Masaharu Taguchi

Masaharu Taguchi

Self - Swimmer, Japan (uncredited)

Noboru Terada

Noboru Terada

Self - Swimmer, Japan (uncredited)

Torsten Ullman

Torsten Ullman

Self - Shooting Competitor, Sweden (uncredited)

Shunpei Utô

Shunpei Utô

Self - Swimmer, Japan (uncredited)

Albert van den Weghe

Albert van den Weghe

Self - Swimmer, USA (uncredited)

Cornelius van Oyen

Cornelius van Oyen

Self - Rapid-Fire Pistol, Germany (uncredited)

Matthias Volz

Matthias Volz

Self - Gymnastics, Germany (uncredited)

Conrad von Wangenheim

Conrad von Wangenheim

Self - Steeplechase, Germany (uncredited)

Catherina Wagner

Catherina Wagner

Self - Swimmer, Holland (uncredited)

Josef Walter

Josef Walter

Self - Gymnastics, Switzerland (uncredited)

Marshall Wayne

Marshall Wayne

Self - Diver, USA (uncredited)

Rolf Wernicke

Rolf Wernicke

Narrator (uncredited)

Masanori Yusa

Masanori Yusa

Self - Swimmer, Japan (uncredited)

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