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Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty (Olympia - Fest der Schönheit)
Overview
Commissioned to make a propaganda film about the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, director Leni Riefenstahl created a celebration of the human form. Where the two-part epic's first half, Festival of the Nations, focused on the international aspects of the 1936 Olympic Games held in Berlin, part two, The Festival of Beauty, concentrates on individual athletes such as equestrians, gymnasts, and swimmers, climaxing with American Glenn Morris' performance in the decathalon and the games' majestic closing ceremonies.
Key Crew
Director: Leni Riefenstahl
Producer: Leni Riefenstahl
Director of Photography: Willy Hameister, Albert Kling, Wilfried Basse, Leo De Lafrue, Walter Frentz, Hans Karl Gottschalk, Richard Groschopp, Walter Hege, Werner Hundhausen, Ernst Kunstmann, Guzzi Lantschner, Otto Lantschner, Kurt Neubert, Erich Nitzschmann, Hans Scheib, Hugo O. Schulze, Károly Vass, Andor von Bàrsy, Fritz von Friedl, Heinz von Jaworsky, Hugo von Kaweczynski, Alexander von Lagorio, Willy Zielke
Writer: Leni Riefenstahl
Top Cast
Sheigo Arai
Self - Swimmer, Japan (uncredited)
Albert Bachmann
Self - Gymnastics, Switzerland (uncredited)
Daniel Barrow
Self - Single Sculls Rower, USA (uncredited)
Jack Beresford
Self - Rower, Britain (uncredited)
Ralf Berzsenyi
Self - Small-Bore Rifle, Hungary (uncredited)
Ferenc Csík
Self - Swimmer, Hungary (uncredited)
Richard Degener
Self - Springboard Diver, USA (uncredited)
Willemijntje den Ouden
Self - Swimmer, Holland (uncredited)
