
Plot
Commissioned to make a propaganda film about the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, director Leni Riefenstahl created a celebration of the human form. This first half of her two-part film opens with a renowned introduction that compares modern Olympians to classical Greek heroes, then goes on to provide thrilling in-the-moment coverage of some of the games' most celebrated moments, including African-American athlete Jesse Owens winning a then-unprecedented four gold medals.
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Cast

David Albritton
Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited)

Arvo Askola
Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)

Jack Beresford
Self - Carries British Flag (uncredited)

Erwin Blask
Self - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited)

Sulo Bärlund
Self - Shot Put, Finland (uncredited)

Ibolya Csák
Self - High Jump, Hungary (uncredited)

Glenn Cunningham
Self (uncredited)

Henri de Baillet-Latour
Self - IOC, Stands with Hitler, with Hurdlers (uncredited)

Philip Edwards
Self - 800 Metres, Canada (uncredited)

Donald Finlay
Self - 110m Hurdles, Great Britain (uncredited)

Tilly Fleischer
Self - Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)

Wilhelm Frick
Self - Spectator (uncredited)

Joseph Goebbels
Self - Spectator (uncredited)

Hermann Göring
Self - Spectator (uncredited)

Ernest Harper
Self - Marathon, Great Britain (uncredited)

Karl Hein
Self - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited)

Heinz Herman
German Flag Carrier (uncredited)

Rudolf Hess
Self - Stands with Hitler (uncredited)

Adolf Hitler
Self - Declares Games Open (uncredited)

Volmari Iso-Hollo
Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)

Cornelius Johnson
Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited)

Matti Järvinen
Self - Javelin, Finland (uncredited)

Elfriede Kaun
Self - High Jump, Germany (uncredited)

King Umberto II
Self - Stands with Hitler, Salutes Italian Team (uncredited)

Kalevi Kotkas
Self - High Jump, Finland (uncredited)

Gustaf Alfons Koutonen
Self - Hammer Throw, Finland (uncredited)

Luise Krüger
Self - Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)

Maria Kwasniewska
Self - Javelin Throw, Poland (uncredited)

Theodor Lewald
Self - German Olympic Committee, Stands with Hitler (uncredited)

Luz Long
Self (uncredited)

Spiridon Louis
Self - Walks Behind Greek Flag, in Greek Costume (uncredited)

John Lovelock
Self - 1500 Metres, New Zealand (uncredited)

Gisela Mauermayer
Self - Discus Throw, Germany (uncredited)

Earle Meadows
Self - Pole Vault, USA (uncredited)

Ralph Metcalfe
Self - Sprinter, USA (uncredited)

Paula Mollenhauer
Self - Discus Throw, Germany (uncredited)

Väinö Muinonen
Self - Marathon, Finland (uncredited)

Seung-yong Nam
Self - Marathon, Japan (uncredited)

Henri Nannen
Announcer (uncredited)

Yrjö Nikkanen
Self - Javelin, Finland (uncredited)

Shûhei Nishida
Self - Pole Vault, Japan (uncredited)

Paavo Nurmi
Self - Spectator Watching 10000 Metres Race (uncredited)

Dorothy Odam
Self - High Jump, Great Britain (uncredited)

Martinus Osendarp
Self - 100 Metres, Holland (uncredited)

Jesse Owens
Self (uncredited)

Leni Riefenstahl
Nude Dancer - Prologue (uncredited)

Mack Robinson
Self - Second, After Owens (uncredited)

Ilmari Salminen
Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)

Julius Schaub
Self - Spectator, with Glasses, Behind Hitler (uncredited)

Kee-chung Sohn
Self - Marathon, Japan (uncredited)

Julius Streicher
Self - Spectator (uncredited)

Gerhard Stöck
Self - Shot Put, Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)

Naoto Tajima
Self - Triple Jump, Japan (uncredited)

Erkki Tamila
Self - Marathon, Finland (uncredited)

Kalervo Toivonen
Self - Javelin, Finland (uncredited)

Forrest Towns
Self - 110m Hurdles, USA (uncredited)

Werner von Blomberg
Self - Spectator (uncredited)

August von Mackensen
Self - Spectator (uncredited)

Hans von Tschammer und Osten
Self (Spectator, in White Suit) (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

Hans Woellke
Self - Shot Put, Germany (uncredited)

Sueo Ôe
Self - Pole Vault (uncredited)