Berlin '36

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.

Country:

Germany

Genre:

Drama,

History

Duration:

100 minutes

Year:

2009

Director:

Kaspar Heidelbach

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Company:

ARD

Cast:

Gretel Bergmann

Marie Ketteler

Hans Waldmann

Sigfrid Kulmbach

Hans von Tschammer und Osten

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Director

Screenplay

Writer

Producer

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