Berlin '36

Nazi Germany 1936. Gretel Bergman is one of Hitler's best gold medal contenders. And she's Jewish.
Berlin '36 (2009)
Timing: 1:40 (100 min)

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Director
Kaspar Heidelbach
Actors
Karoline Herfurth, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Axel Prahl, Robert Gallinowski, Thomas Thieme, Johann von Bülow, August Zirner, Maria Happel, Franz Dinda, Leon Seidel
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Scenario
Eric Friedler
Producer
Gerhard Schmidt, Doris J. Heinze, Jörn Klamroth
Camera operator
Achim Poulheim
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Götz Weidner
Audition
Anja Dihrberg
Editing
Hedy Altschiller
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Short description

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.

What's left behind the scenes

  • The film is based on a true story.
  • Maria Ketterer was modeled after Dora Ratjen.

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