Berlin '36

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

5.5
20091h 40m

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.

Production

Logo for ARD

Trailers & Videos

Thumbnail for video: BERLIN 36 - UK TRAILER - PECCADILLO PICTURES

BERLIN 36 - UK TRAILER - PECCADILLO PICTURES

Cast

Photo of Karoline Herfurth

Karoline Herfurth

Gretel Bergmann

Photo of Sebastian Urzendowsky

Sebastian Urzendowsky

Marie Ketteler

Photo of Axel Prahl

Axel Prahl

Hans Waldmann

Photo of Robert Gallinowski

Robert Gallinowski

Sigfrid Kulmbach

Photo of Thomas Thieme

Thomas Thieme

Hans von Tschammer und Osten

Photo of Johann von Bülow

Johann von Bülow

Karl Ritter von Halt

Photo of August Zirner

August Zirner

Edwin Bergmann

Photo of Maria Happel

Maria Happel

Paula Bergmann

Photo of Franz Dinda

Franz Dinda

Rudolph Bergmann

Photo of Leon Seidel

Leon Seidel

Walter Bergmann

Photo of Marita Breuer

Marita Breuer

Eleonore Ketteler

Photo of Elena Uhlig

Elena Uhlig

Frau Vogel

Photo of Julie Engelbrecht

Julie Engelbrecht

Elisabeth „Lilly“ Vogt

Photo of John Keogh

John Keogh

Avery Brundage

More Like This

Reviews

No reviews available yet.