Berlin '36 14 years old
Nazi Germany 1936. Gretel Bergman is one of Hitler's best gold medal contenders. And she's Jewish.
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.
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Berlin '36 Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| August Zirner He was 53, now 68 years old | as Edwin Bergmann |
| Karoline Herfurth She was 25, now 39 years old | as Gretel Bergmann |
| Axel Prahl He was 49, now 64 years old | as Hans Waldmann |
| Thomas Thieme He was 60, now 75 years old | as Hans von Tschammer und Osten |
| Marita Breuer She was 56, now 71 years old | as Eleonore Ketteler |
| Johann von Bülow He was 36, now 51 years old | as Karl Ritter von Halt |
| Otto Tausig was 87, 89 years old when died | as Leo Löwenstein |
| Sebastian Urzendowsky He was 24, now 38 years old | as Marie Ketteler |
| Julie Engelbrecht She was 25, now 39 years old | as Elisabeth „Lilly“ Vogt |
| Elena Uhlig She was 34, now 48 years old | as Frau Vogel |
| Franz Dinda He was 26, now 41 years old | as Rudolph Bergmann |
Berlin '36 Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Lothar Kurzawa as Screenplay. He was 57 (now 72) years old | Writing |
| Kaspar Heidelbach as Director. He was 54 (now 69) years old | Directing |
| Eric Friedler as Story. He was 38 (now 52) years old | Writing |
Berlin '36 (14 years)
Nazi Germany 1936. Gretel Bergman is one of Hitler's best gold medal contenders. And she's Jewish.
- Release day: Wednesday, September 09, 2009
- Runtime: 100 minutes
