The Olympic Dream: 1936 Nazi Games
2016•53m•6.5•Released
DocumentaryHistory
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.
Director
Mira Thiel
Writer
Mira Thiel, Florian Huber
Languages
German
Studio
Spiegel TV
Cast
Simon Schwarz
Wolfgang Fürstner
Sandra von Ruffin
Gretel Bergmann
Gotthard Lange
Wolf-Heinrich von Helldorff
Theresa Scholze
Leonie Fürstner
Annina Hellenthal
Elfriede Kaun
Paul Faßnacht
Edwin Bergmann
Christian Hockenbrink
Carl Diem
Mateusz Dopieralski
Joachim Seyppel
Production
Company
Spiegel TV
Company
WDR
Company
RBB
Company
MDR
Company
BR
Producer
Kay Siering
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