Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations (1938)
Directed by Leni Riefenstahl · 127 min · Documentary
36.2 TOPICAL score · #2,991 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations (1938, directed by Leni Riefenstahl) has a TOPICAL score of 36.2 - ranked 2,991 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and awards, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 1 award from 1 nomination, including the Mussolini Cup. Critics: 80% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.1/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.9/10 (127 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 34 languages.
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- Critics80% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.1/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.9/10 (127 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 1 nomination - incl. Mussolini Cup
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 34 languages
- Still read11,600 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: David Albritton, Arvo Askola, Jack Beresford, Erwin Blask