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Berlin '36 (2009)

2009-09-09 · 1h 40m · DE
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Nazi Germany 1936. Gretel Bergman is one of Hitler's best gold medal contenders. And she's Jewish.

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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Kaspar HeidelbachDirectorEric FriedlerWriter

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Karoline HerfurthKaroline HerfurthGretel BergmannSebastian UrzendowskySebastian UrzendowskyMarie KettelerAxel PrahlAxel PrahlHans WaldmannRobert GallinowskiRobert GallinowskiSigfrid KulmbachThomas ThiemeThomas ThiemeHans von Tschammer und OstenJohann von BülowJohann von BülowKarl Ritter von HaltAugust ZirnerAugust ZirnerEdwin BergmannMaria HappelMaria HappelPaula BergmannFranz DindaFranz DindaRudolph BergmannLeon SeidelLeon SeidelWalter BergmannMarita BreuerMarita BreuerEleonore KettelerOtto TausigOtto TausigLeo Löwenstein

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Sports1930sNaziOlympic gamesOlympic athleteFemale athleteTrack and field

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Genre affinityDrama · HistoryTheme affinitySports · 1930s · NaziDialogue densityDramaDirector preference367299Actor preference194107 · 400457 · 88763Country preferenceDe

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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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Berlin '36 has a runtime of 100 minutes.

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