
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
- Documentary
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.
Cast

David Albritton
Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited)
- Arvo Askola
Arvo Askola
Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)

Jack Beresford
Self - Carries British Flag (uncredited)
- Erwin Blask
Erwin Blask
Self - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited)
- Sulo Bärlund
Sulo Bärlund
Self - Shot Put, Finland (uncredited)
- Ibolya Csák
Ibolya Csák
Self - High Jump, Hungary (uncredited)
- Glenn Cunningham
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
Tilly Fleischer
Self - Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)
- Wilhelm Frick
Wilhelm Frick
Self - Spectator (uncredited)

Joseph Goebbels
Self - Spectator (uncredited)

Hermann Göring
Self - Spectator (uncredited)
- Ernest Harper
Ernest Harper
Self - Marathon, Great Britain (uncredited)
- Karl Hein
Karl Hein
Self - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited)
- Heinz Herman
Heinz Herman
German Flag Carrier (uncredited)

Rudolf Hess
Self - Stands with Hitler (uncredited)

Adolf Hitler
Self - Declares Games Open (uncredited)
- Volmari Iso-Hollo
Volmari Iso-Hollo
Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)
- Cornelius Johnson
Cornelius Johnson
Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited)
- Matti Järvinen
Matti Järvinen
Self - Javelin, Finland (uncredited)
- Elfriede Kaun
Elfriede Kaun
Self - High Jump, Germany (uncredited)

King Umberto II
Self - Stands with Hitler, Salutes Italian Team (uncredited)
- Kalevi Kotkas
Kalevi Kotkas
Self - High Jump, Finland (uncredited)
- Gustaf Alfons Koutonen
Gustaf Alfons Koutonen
Self - Hammer Throw, Finland (uncredited)
- Luise Krüger
Luise Krüger
Self - Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)
- Maria Kwasniewska
Maria Kwasniewska
Self - Javelin Throw, Poland (uncredited)

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

Luz Long
Self (uncredited)
- Spiridon Louis
Spiridon Louis
Self - Walks Behind Greek Flag, in Greek Costume (uncredited)
- John Lovelock
John Lovelock
Self - 1500 Metres, New Zealand (uncredited)
- Gisela Mauermayer
Gisela Mauermayer
Self - Discus Throw, Germany (uncredited)
- Earle Meadows
Earle Meadows
Self - Pole Vault, USA (uncredited)
- Ralph Metcalfe
Ralph Metcalfe
Self - Sprinter, USA (uncredited)
- Paula Mollenhauer
Paula Mollenhauer
Self - Discus Throw, Germany (uncredited)
- Väinö Muinonen
Väinö Muinonen
Self - Marathon, Finland (uncredited)
- Seung-yong Nam
Seung-yong Nam
Self - Marathon, Japan (uncredited)
- Henri Nannen
Henri Nannen
Announcer (uncredited)
- Yrjö Nikkanen
Yrjö Nikkanen
Self - Javelin, Finland (uncredited)
- Shûhei Nishida
Shûhei Nishida
Self - Pole Vault, Japan (uncredited)
- Paavo Nurmi
Paavo Nurmi
Self - Spectator Watching 10000 Metres Race (uncredited)
- Dorothy Odam
Dorothy Odam
Self - High Jump, Great Britain (uncredited)
- Martinus Osendarp
Martinus Osendarp
Self - 100 Metres, Holland (uncredited)

Jesse Owens
Self (uncredited)

Leni Riefenstahl
Nude Dancer - Prologue (uncredited)
- Mack Robinson
Mack Robinson
Self - Second, After Owens (uncredited)
- Ilmari Salminen
Ilmari Salminen
Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)
- Julius Schaub
Julius Schaub
Self - Spectator, with Glasses, Behind Hitler (uncredited)
- Kee-chung Sohn
Kee-chung Sohn
Self - Marathon, Japan (uncredited)

Julius Streicher
Self - Spectator (uncredited)
- Gerhard Stöck
Gerhard Stöck
Self - Shot Put, Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)
- Naoto Tajima
Naoto Tajima
Self - Triple Jump, Japan (uncredited)
- Erkki Tamila
Erkki Tamila
Self - Marathon, Finland (uncredited)
- Kalervo Toivonen
Kalervo Toivonen
Self - Javelin, Finland (uncredited)
- Forrest Towns
Forrest Towns
Self - 110m Hurdles, USA (uncredited)

Werner von Blomberg
Self - Spectator (uncredited)
- August von Mackensen
August von Mackensen
Self - Spectator (uncredited)
- Hans von Tschammer und Osten
Hans von Tschammer und Osten
Self (Spectator, in White Suit) (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
- Hans Woellke
Hans Woellke
Self - Shot Put, Germany (uncredited)
- Sueo Ôe
Sueo Ôe
Self - Pole Vault (uncredited)


















