Olympia 1. Teil - Fest der Völker

1938 [GERMAN]

Action / Documentary / Sport

5
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 89% · 9 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 85% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.7/10 10 5792 5.8K

nazi sports olympic games national socialism national socialist party beauty

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Leni Riefenstahl Photo
Leni Riefenstahl

Top cast

Leni Riefenstahl Photo
Leni Riefenstahl as Nude Dancer - Prologue
Adolf Hitler Photo
Adolf Hitler as Self - Declares Games Open
Hermann Göring Photo
Hermann Göring as Self - Spectator
Rudolf Hess Photo
Rudolf Hess as Self - Stands with Hitler
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1.14 GB
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23.976 fps
2 hr 7 min
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2.12 GB
1480*1080
German 2.0
Not Rated
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23.976 fps
2 hr 7 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by s r 8 / 10

1001 movies to see before you die. A

1001 movies to see before you die. A exemplary documentary of the olympics held in Berlin. It was beautiful, compelling and meticulous despite the pro-German sentiment.
Reviewed by Leaburn O 8 / 10

The quality of production for 1938 is unquestionably

The quality of production for 1938 is unquestionably excellent. What surprised me was the reasonably fair coverage of Jesse Owens. There was some standard bias towards Germany but overall it was a pretty impressive document of the competitive action spliced with some fascinating historical insights. Really interesting watch this. Watched on YouTube.
Reviewed by William L 6 / 10

Maybe Germany was so hard on Poland because

Maybe Germany was so hard on Poland because they were really pushing their luck in the women's discus back in '36. Calling something the best propaganda film of all time is like heralding some piece of work as the greatest of all snuff films. Good for you, but you can really only appreciate it for its role in film history and technical capability; with that in mind, Olympia's opening is legendary both for its technical capability in depicting the human form in motion and its interweaving of nationalist messaging, and is undeniably aesthetically great. Keep in mind though, after the first fifteen minutes or so the rest of the film is simply actual depictions of the Olympic events themselves, though neatly edited for easy viewing. Worth a watch just to see the casual promotion of Nazism in the prewar years, the casual perspectives of the athletes in such a geopolitically important event, and the emotional reactions of fans. One of the earliest successful female directors in Riefenstahl, and she's making Nazi propaganda? (2.5/5)
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