Commissioned to make a propaganda film about the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, director Leni Riefenstahl created a celebration of the human form. This first half of her two-part film opens with a renowned introduction that compares modern Olympians to classical Greek heroes, then 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.

• Olympia-Film GmbH
• David Albritton
• Arvo Askola
• Jack Beresford
• Erwin Blask
• Sulo Bärlund
• Ibolya Csák
• Glenn Cunningham
• Henri de Baillet-Latour