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MONEY
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Shot for just $0.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty
1938 1h 44m DE
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★6.7TMDB · 83★7.6IMDB · 4,407
Documentary
Synopsis
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Part two of Leni Riefenstahl's monumental examination of the 1938 Olympic Games, the cameras leave the main stadium and venture into the many halls and fields deployed for such sports as fencing, polo, cycling, and the modern pentathlon, which was won by American Glenn Morris.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
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)
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Leni Riefenstahl
- Writers
- Leni Riefenstahl
- Languages
- German
- Countries
- Germany
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ERA
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88 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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CINEMA
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Part of the "Olympia Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Leni Riefenstahl, shot by Willy Hameister. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Herbert Windt. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Leni Riefenstahl shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Sheigo Arai and Albert Bachmann and Daniel Barrow carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0030523 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Leni Riefenstahl directs. Willy Hameister behind the camera. Herbert Windt scores. Leni Riefenstahl cuts. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $0.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 288 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Part of the "Olympia Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
- 4Directed by Leni Riefenstahl, shot by Willy Hameister. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Herbert Windt. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Leni Riefenstahl shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Sheigo Arai and Albert Bachmann and Daniel Barrow carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt0030523 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 83 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 10Classified under 11 themes, including "nazi", "sports", "olympic games", "gymnastics".
- 11Released under 14 different titles around the world.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Willy Hameister
- Original score
- Herbert Windt
- Editing
- Leni Riefenstahl
- Runtime
- 104 min · 1h 44m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $550,000
- Original language
- DE
- Certification (US)
- NR
- IMDB rating
- 7.6/10 · 4,407 votes
- MPAA
- Not Rated
Awards
1 win
Part of
Olympia Collection
Commissioned to make a propaganda film about the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, director Leni Riefenstahl created a celebration of the human form. Part one, Festival of the Nations, captures a renowned introduction that compares modern Olympians to classical Greek heroes, and 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. 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.
Also by
Leni Riefenstahl
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Production companies
Who made it
- OL
Olympia-Film GmbH
DE
Key crew
- ProducerLeni Riefenstahl
- EditorLeni Riefenstahl
- MusicWalter Gronostay
- Production ManagerWalter Traut
- Underwater Director of PhotographyHans Ertl
- Assistant EditorErna Peters
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- nazi
- sports
- olympic games
- gymnastics
- nationalism
- national socialism
- national socialist party
- olympia
- woman director
- nsdap (nazi party)
- poetic documentary
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1940-03-29NR
Also known as
International titles
- 올림피아 2부: 미의 제전KR
- Olympia 2. Teil - Fest der SchönheitDE
- Jeunesse olympiqueBE
- Olymp IIXC
- Jeunesse olympiqueFR
- Olympia - Fest der Schönheit - Zweiter Film von den olympischen Spielen Berlin 1936DE
- Oi theoi tou stadiouGR
- Bi no saitenJP
- Olimpiada, część II - Święto pięknaPL
- Olympia, Ídolos do EstádioPT
- Олимпия 2SU
- Olympia: The Film of the XI. Olympic Games, Part IIGB
- Berlinolympiaden 2NO
- 美の祭典 オリンピア第2部JP
