Berlin '36

6.3

/10

1h 40mDrama History

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.

Spoken language: de

Starring Karoline Herfurth, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Axel Prahl, Robert Gallinowski, Thomas Thieme, Johann von Bülow, August Zirner, Maria Happel, Franz Dinda, Leon Seidel

Watch "Berlin '36" from streaming services Google Play, Amazon, Apple TV+ (itunes) released in 2009. It's a drama and history movie, and has a rating of 6.3 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie, and is currently only available for purchase or rent.