Olympia 1936. Der verratene Traum
A story of how the Nazis and the IOC turned a small sports event into the modern Olympics.
★★★★★
German / 60 MIN. / 2016
The Genres
The Synopsis
The film chronicles the story of how the Nazis and the IOC turned, to their mutual benefit, a small sports event into the modern Olympics. The grand themes and controversial issues from the 1936 Games have continued to this day: Monumentality, budget overruns, collusion with authoritarian regimes, corruption and sometimes even bribery.
The Cast
