Berlin '36 (2009)

Berlin '36 (2009)

Nazi Germany 1936. Gretel Bergman is one of Hitler's best gold medal contenders. And she's Jewish. 2009-09-09 Germany 100 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

Karoline Herfurth is Gretel Bergmann
Gretel Bergmann
Sebastian Urzendowsky is Marie Ketteler
Marie Ketteler
Axel Prahl is Hans Waldmann
Hans Waldmann
Robert Gallinowski is Sigfrid Kulmbach
Sigfrid Kulmbach
Thomas Thieme is Hans von Tschammer und Osten
Hans von Tschammer und Osten
Johann von Bülow is Karl Ritter von Halt
Karl Ritter von Halt
August Zirner is Edwin Bergmann
Edwin Bergmann
Maria Happel is Paula Bergmann
Paula Bergmann
Franz Dinda is Rudolph Bergmann
Rudolph Bergmann
Leon Seidel is Walter Bergmann
Walter Bergmann
Marita Breuer is Eleonore Ketteler
Eleonore Ketteler
Otto Tausig is Leo Löwenstein
Leo Löwenstein

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