Olympia 1936. Der verratene Traum
“A story of how the Nazis and the IOC turned a small sports event into the modern Olympics.”
2016•1h 0m•Released
Documentary
The film chronicles the story of how the Nazis and the IOC turned, to their mutual benefit, a small sports event into the modern Olympics. The grand themes and controversial issues from the 1936 Games have continued to this day: Monumentality, budget overruns, collusion with authoritarian regimes, corruption and sometimes even bribery.
Director
Christoph Weber
Writer
Christoph Weber
Languages
German
Studio
Taglicht Media
Cast
Joseph Prammer
Theodor Deutsch
Antonia Moretti
Judith Deutsch
Mercedes Echerer
Narrator
Helen Barke
Swimmer
Sebastian Pass
Zsigo Wertheimer
Hillevi Hofmann
Rachel Deutsch
Alessandra Dietzel
Swimmer
Theresa Adelmann
Swimmer
Anastasia Bandini
Swimmer
Katharina Beranel
Swimmer
Sonja Horak
Swimmer
Maximilian Keresztesy
Fotograf
Sabine Nader
Swimmer
Annika Schöppl
Swimmer
Sophie Schöppl
Swimmer
Production
Company
Taglicht Media
Company
Pre TV
Company
ZDF
Company
ORF
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