The Olympic Dream: 1936 Nazi Games

53m
DocumentaryHistory
6.5

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.

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

Crew

Florian Huber
Director, Writer
Mira Thiel
Director, Writer
Uli Weinlein
Editor
Hauke Ketelsen
Editor
Monika Finneisen
Assistant Editor
Lars Möller
Assistant Editor
Niko Hauter
Color Grading
Kay Siering
Producer
Stephan Burchardt
Camera Operator
Claire Jahn
Assistant Camera
Antje Mißbach
Casting
Gitta Uhlig
Casting
Thorsten Rejzek
Sound Mixer
Hendrik Lühdorff
Sound
Sebastian Pille
Music
Christina Münster
Production Director
Lucas Meyer-Hentschel
Production Director
Claudia Meister
Production Manager
Oliver Odenthal
Production Manager
Thorsten Hohl
Production Manager
Thorsten Schneider
Production Manager

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