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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David Albritton as Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited)
Arvo Askola as Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)
Jack Beresford as Self - Carries British Flag (uncredited)
Erwin Blask as Self - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited)
Sulo Bärlund as Self - Shot Put, Finland (uncredited)
Ibolya Csák as Self - High Jump, Hungary (uncredited)
Glenn Cunningham as Self (uncredited)
Henri de Baillet-Latour as Self - IOC, Stands with Hitler, with Hurdlers (uncredited)
Philip Edwards as Self - 800 Metres, Canada (uncredited)
Donald Finlay as Self - 110m Hurdles, Great Britain (uncredited)
Tilly Fleischer as Self - Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)
Wilhelm Frick as Self - Spectator (uncredited)
Joseph Goebbels as Self - Spectator (uncredited)
Hermann Göring as Self - Spectator (uncredited)
Ernest Harper as Self - Marathon, Great Britain (uncredited)
Karl Hein as Self - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited)
Heinz Herman as German Flag Carrier (uncredited)
Rudolf Hess as Self - Stands with Hitler (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler as Self - Declares Games Open (uncredited)
Volmari Iso-Hollo as Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)
Cornelius Johnson as Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited)
Matti Järvinen as Self - Javelin, Finland (uncredited)
Elfriede Kaun as Self - High Jump, Germany (uncredited)
King Umberto II as Self - Stands with Hitler, Salutes Italian Team (uncredited)
Kalevi Kotkas as Self - High Jump, Finland (uncredited)
Gustaf Alfons Koutonen as Self - Hammer Throw, Finland (uncredited)
Luise Krüger as Self - Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)
Maria Kwasniewska as Self - Javelin Throw, Poland (uncredited)
Theodor Lewald as Self - German Olympic Committee, Stands with Hitler (uncredited)
Luz Long as Self (uncredited)
Spiridon Louis as Self - Walks Behind Greek Flag, in Greek Costume (uncredited)
John Lovelock as Self - 1500 Metres, New Zealand (uncredited)
Gisela Mauermayer as Self - Discus Throw, Germany (uncredited)
Earle Meadows as Self - Pole Vault, USA (uncredited)
Ralph Metcalfe as Self - Sprinter, USA (uncredited)
Paula Mollenhauer as Self - Discus Throw, Germany (uncredited)
Väinö Muinonen as Self - Marathon, Finland (uncredited)
Seung-yong Nam as Self - Marathon, Japan (uncredited)
Henri Nannen as Announcer (uncredited)
Yrjö Nikkanen as Self - Javelin, Finland (uncredited)
Shûhei Nishida as Self - Pole Vault, Japan (uncredited)
Paavo Nurmi as Self - Spectator Watching 10000 Metres Race (uncredited)
Dorothy Odam as Self - High Jump, Great Britain (uncredited)
Martinus Osendarp as Self - 100 Metres, Holland (uncredited)
Jesse Owens as Self (uncredited)
Leni Riefenstahl as Nude Dancer - Prologue (uncredited)
Mack Robinson as Self - Second, After Owens (uncredited)
Ilmari Salminen as Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)
Julius Schaub as Self - Spectator, with Glasses, Behind Hitler (uncredited)
Kee-chung Sohn as Self - Marathon, Japan (uncredited)
Julius Streicher as Self - Spectator (uncredited)
Gerhard Stöck as Self - Shot Put, Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)
Naoto Tajima as Self - Triple Jump, Japan (uncredited)
Erkki Tamila as Self - Marathon, Finland (uncredited)
Kalervo Toivonen as Self - Javelin, Finland (uncredited)
Forrest Towns as Self - 110m Hurdles, USA (uncredited)
Werner von Blomberg as Self - Spectator (uncredited)
August von Mackensen as Self - Spectator (uncredited)
Hans von Tschammer und Osten as Self (Spectator, in White Suit) (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Hans Woellke as Self - Shot Put, Germany (uncredited)
Sueo Ôe as Self - Pole Vault (uncredited)
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