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Berlin '36
Berlin '36

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Berlin '36

NR·2009·100m

Summary

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.

Crew

Director

Kaspar Heidelbach

Screenplay

Lothar Kurzawa

Writer

Eric Friedler

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Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

German

Budget:

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Keywords

nazi
sports
olympic games
based on true story
female athlete
track and field
olympic athlete
1930s