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.
Stars: Karoline Herfurth, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Axel Prahl, Robert Gallinowski, Thomas Thieme, Johann von Bülow
Crew: Kaspar Heidelbach (Director), Lothar Kurzawa (Screenplay), Anja Dihrberg (Casting), Lucia Faust (Costume Design), Götz Weidner (Production Design), Achim Poulheim (Director of Photography)
Country: Germany
Language: English, Deutsch
Studio: ARD
Runtime: 100 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Sep 09, 2009
IMDb: 5.3
Keywords:nazi, sports, olympic games, based on true story, female athlete, track and field, olympic athlete, 1930s
