Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty(Olympia - Fest der Schönheit)
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Germany · 1938
1h 30m
Director Leni Riefenstahl
Starring Jack Beresford, Ralf Berzsenyi, Ferenc Csík, Richard Degener
Genre Documentary
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Part two of one of the most influential and controversial documentaries of all time. Commissioned by Adolf Hitler to celebrate Germany's athletic superiority at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, instead we see African American sprinter Jesse Owens dominate on his way to four gold medals. The documentary also pioneered emphasis on the athletes.
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