The Olympic Dream: 1936 Nazi Games

Jan 11, 2016

0h 53m

★ 6.5

Overview

Leni Riefenstahl's flamboyant Nazi aesthetics shaped the public image of the 1936 Olympics. Never before had sports and politics been mixed. Through archive photos and reconstructions, we get a closer look into the historical propaganda show.

Genres

Documentary

History

Production Companies

Spiegel TV

WDR

RBB

MDR

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Cast

Wolfgang Fürstner

Simon Schwarz

Gretel Bergmann

Sandra von Ruffin

Wolf-Heinrich von Helldorff

Gotthard Lange

Leonie Fürstner

Theresa Scholze

Elfriede Kaun

Annina Hellenthal

Edwin Bergmann

Paul Faßnacht

Carl Diem

Christian Hockenbrink

Joachim Seyppel

Mateusz Dopieralski

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