

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.
Leni Riefenstahl
Leni Riefenstahl
$550,000

Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited)

Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited)

Self - Carries British Flag (uncredited)

Self - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited)

Self - Shot Put, Finland (uncredited)

Self - High Jump, Hungary (uncredited)

Self (uncredited)

Self - IOC, Stands with Hitler, with Hurdlers (uncredited)

Self - 800 Metres, Canada (uncredited)

Self - 110m Hurdles, Great Britain (uncredited)

Self - Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited)

Self - Spectator (uncredited)