Berlin '36

Berlin '36

2009
1h 40m
5.5

5.5/10

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Drama History

"Nazi Germany 1936. Gretel Bergman is one of Hitler's best gold medal contenders. And she's Jewish."

Overview

Berlin 36 is a 2009 German film telling the fate of Jewish athlete Gretel Bergmann in the 1936 Summer Olympics. She was replaced by the Nazi regime by an athlete later discovered to be a man. The film is based on a true story and was released in Germany on September 10, 2009. Reporters at Der Spiegel challenged the historical basis for many of the events in the film, pointing to arrest records and medical examinations indicating German authorities did not learn Dora Ratjen was male until 1938.

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Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Companies
ARD
Production Countries
Germany
Spoken Languages
German English

Keywords

nazi sports olympic games based on true story female athlete track and field olympic athlete 1930s berlin

Quick Facts

Release Date September 9, 2009
Status Released
Language DE
IMDb ID tt1298540

Cast

Karoline Herfurth
Karoline Herfurth

Gretel Bergmann

Sebastian Urzendowsky
Sebastian Urzendowsky

Marie Ketteler

Axel Prahl
Axel Prahl

Hans Waldmann

Robert Gallinowski
Robert Gallinowski

Sigfrid Kulmbach

Thomas Thieme
Thomas Thieme

Hans von Tschammer und Osten

Johann von Bülow
Johann von Bülow

Karl Ritter von Halt

August Zirner
August Zirner

Edwin Bergmann

Maria Happel
Maria Happel

Paula Bergmann

Franz Dinda
Franz Dinda

Rudolph Bergmann

Leon Seidel
Leon Seidel

Walter Bergmann

Marita Breuer
Marita Breuer

Eleonore Ketteler

Otto Tausig
Otto Tausig

Leo Löwenstein

Key Crew

Kaspar Heidelbach
Director
Lothar Kurzawa
Screenplay
Eric Friedler
Writer
Doris J. Heinze
Producer
Jörn Klamroth
Producer
Gerhard Schmidt
Producer