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Berlin '36

Berlin '36

# Nazi Germany 1936. Gretel Bergman is one of Hitler's best gold medal contenders. And she's Jewish.
Drama   History
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: German , English
📆 Date Released: 2009-09-09
⌚ Running Time: 100 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.7

Beloved Cast

Karoline Herfurth original image
Gretel Bergmann
Karoline Herfurth
Sebastian Urzendowsky original image
Marie Ketteler
Sebastian Urzendowsky
Axel Prahl original image
Hans Waldmann
Axel Prahl
Robert Gallinowski original image
Sigfrid Kulmbach
Robert Gallinowski
Thomas Thieme original image
Hans von Tschammer und Osten
Thomas Thieme
Johann von Bülow original image
Karl Ritter von Halt
Johann von Bülow
August Zirner original image
Edwin Bergmann
August Zirner
Maria Happel original image
Paula Bergmann
Maria Happel
Franz Dinda original image
Rudolph Bergmann
Franz Dinda
Leon Seidel original image
Walter Bergmann
Leon Seidel
Marita Breuer original image
Eleonore Ketteler
Marita Breuer
Otto Tausig original image
Leo Löwenstein
Otto Tausig
Elena Uhlig original image
Frau Vogel
Elena Uhlig
Julie Engelbrecht original image
Elisabeth „Lilly“ Vogt
Julie Engelbrecht
John Keogh original image
Avery Brundage
John Keogh
Klara Manzel original image
Klara Manzel
Martin Wißner original image
Martin Wißner
Matthias Redlhammer original image
Matthias Redlhammer
Tomas Spencer original image
Tomas Spencer
Adrian Zwicker original image
Adrian Zwicker
Angelika Bartsch original image
Angelika Bartsch
Harvey Friedman original image
Harvey Friedman
Katrin Hansmeier original image
Katrin Hansmeier

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