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.

• DirectorLeni Riefenstahl
• Release21 April 1938
• GenreDocumentary
• Duration2h 7m
• Budget$550,000
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  6.8
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• Productions

  Olympia-Film GmbH