--- title: "Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations: cast and crew" canonical: "https://film.one/film/olympia-part-one-festival-of-the-nations/cast-and-crew" title_page: "https://film.one/film/olympia-part-one-festival-of-the-nations" cast: 60 crew: 57 licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations (1938): cast and crew 60 cast and 57 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order. ## Cast - [David Albritton](https://film.one/person/david-albritton.md) as Self - High Jump, USA (uncredited) - [Arvo Askola](https://film.one/person/arvo-askola.md) as Self - 10000 Metres, Finland (uncredited) - [Jack Beresford](https://film.one/person/jack-beresford.md) as Self - Carries British Flag (uncredited) - [Erwin Blask](https://film.one/person/erwin-blask.md) as Self - Hammer Throw, Germany (uncredited) - [Sulo Bärlund](https://film.one/person/sulo-barlund.md) as Self - Shot Put, Finland (uncredited) - [Ibolya Csák](https://film.one/person/ibolya-csak.md) as Self - High Jump, Hungary (uncredited) - [Glenn Cunningham](https://film.one/person/glenn-cunningham-1703264.md) as Self (uncredited) - [Henri de Baillet-Latour](https://film.one/person/henri-de-baillet-latour.md) as Self - IOC, Stands with Hitler, with Hurdlers (uncredited) - [Philip Edwards](https://film.one/person/philip-edwards.md) as Self - 800 Metres, Canada (uncredited) - [Donald Finlay](https://film.one/person/donald-finlay.md) as Self - 110m Hurdles, Great Britain (uncredited) - [Tilly Fleischer](https://film.one/person/tilly-fleischer.md) as Self - Javelin Throw, Germany (uncredited) - [Wilhelm Frick](https://film.one/person/wilhelm-frick.md) as Self - Spectator (uncredited) - [Joseph Goebbels](https://film.one/person/joseph-goebbels.md) as Self - Spectator (uncredited) - [Hermann Göring](https://film.one/person/hermann-goring.md) 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](https://film.one/person/rudolf-hess.md) as Self - Stands with Hitler (uncredited) - [Adolf Hitler](https://film.one/person/adolf-hitler.md) 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](https://film.one/person/leni-riefenstahl.md) 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](https://film.one/person/julius-streicher.md) 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) ## Directing - [Leni Riefenstahl](https://film.one/person/leni-riefenstahl.md): Director ## Writing - [Leni Riefenstahl](https://film.one/person/leni-riefenstahl.md): Writer ## Production - [Leni Riefenstahl](https://film.one/person/leni-riefenstahl.md): Producer - Walter Traut: Production Manager ## Camera - [Hans Ertl](https://film.one/person/hans-ertl.md): Director of Photography - [Walter Frentz](https://film.one/person/walter-frentz.md): Director of Photography - [Guzzi Lantschner](https://film.one/person/guzzi-lantschner.md): Director of Photography - [Kurt Neubert](https://film.one/person/kurt-neubert.md): Director of Photography - [Hans Scheib](https://film.one/person/hans-scheib.md): Director of Photography - [Albert Kling](https://film.one/person/albert-kling.md): Director of Photography - [Willy Hameister](https://film.one/person/willy-hameister.md): Director of Photography - [Paul Holzki](https://film.one/person/paul-holzki.md): Director of Photography - Luggi Waldleitner: Assistant Camera - Georg Fleischmann: Camera Operator - [Wilfried Basse](https://film.one/person/wilfried-basse.md): Director of Photography - [Leo De Lafrue](https://film.one/person/leo-de-lafrue.md): Director of Photography - [Josef Dietze](https://film.one/person/josef-dietze.md): Director of Photography - [E. Epkins](https://film.one/person/e-epkins.md): Director of Photography - [Hans Karl Gottschalk](https://film.one/person/hans-karl-gottschalk.md): Director of Photography - [Richard Groschopp](https://film.one/person/richard-groschopp.md): Director of Photography - [Wolf Hart](https://film.one/person/wolf-hart.md): Director of Photography - [Hasso Hartnagel](https://film.one/person/hasso-hartnagel.md): Director of Photography - [Walter Hege](https://film.one/person/walter-hege.md): Director of Photography - [Werner Hundhausen](https://film.one/person/werner-hundhausen.md): Director of Photography - [Albert Höcht](https://film.one/person/albert-hocht.md): Director of Photography - [Carl Junghans](https://film.one/person/carl-junghans.md): Director of Photography - [Herbert Kebelmann](https://film.one/person/herbert-kebelmann.md): Director of Photography - [Sepp Ketterer](https://film.one/person/sepp-ketterer.md): Director of Photography - [Ernst Kunstmann](https://film.one/person/ernst-kunstmann.md): Director of Photography - [Leo de Laforgue](https://film.one/person/leo-de-laforgue.md): Director of Photography - [Lagorio](https://film.one/person/lagorio.md): Director of Photography - [E. Lambertini](https://film.one/person/e-lambertini.md): Director of Photography - [Otto Lantschner](https://film.one/person/otto-lantschner.md): Director of Photography - [Waldemar Lembke](https://film.one/person/waldemar-lembke.md): Director of Photography - [Georg Lemke](https://film.one/person/georg-lemke.md): Director of Photography - [C.A. Linke](https://film.one/person/c-a-linke.md): Director of Photography - [Erich Nitzschmann](https://film.one/person/erich-nitzschmann.md): Director of Photography - [Albert Schattmann](https://film.one/person/albert-schattmann.md): Director of Photography - [Wilhelm Schmidt](https://film.one/person/wilhelm-schmidt.md): Director of Photography - [H. O. Schulze](https://film.one/person/hugo-o-schulze.md): Director of Photography - [Leo Schwedler](https://film.one/person/leo-schwedler.md): Director of Photography - [Alfred Siegert](https://film.one/person/alfred-siegert.md): Director of Photography - [W. Siehm](https://film.one/person/w-siehm.md): Director of Photography - [Ernst Sorge](https://film.one/person/ernst-sorge.md): Director of Photography - [Károly Vass](https://film.one/person/karoly-vass.md): Director of Photography - [Andor von Bàrsy](https://film.one/person/andor-von-barsy.md): Director of Photography - [Eberhard von der Heyden](https://film.one/person/eberhard-von-der-heyden.md): Director of Photography - [Fritz von Friedl](https://film.one/person/fritz-von-friedl.md): Director of Photography - [Heinz von Jaworsky](https://film.one/person/heinz-von-jaworsky.md): Director of Photography - [Hugo von Kaweczynski](https://film.one/person/hugo-von-kaweczynski.md): Director of Photography - [Alexander von Lagorio](https://film.one/person/alexander-von-lagorio.md): Director of Photography - [H. von Stwolinski](https://film.one/person/h-von-stwolinski.md): Director of Photography - [Willy Zielke](https://film.one/person/willy-zielke.md): Director of Photography ## Editing - [Leni Riefenstahl](https://film.one/person/leni-riefenstahl.md): Editor - Erna Peters: Assistant Editor ## Sound and music - [Herbert Windt](https://film.one/person/herbert-windt.md): Original Music Composer - [Walter Gronostay](https://film.one/person/walter-gronostay.md): Music --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Our review: https://film.one/film/olympia-part-one-festival-of-the-nations.md