The Olympic Dream: 1936 Nazi Games (2016)
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.
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| Original Language | de |
| Popularity | 1.167 |
Directed By
Mira Thiel
Florian Huber
Crew
Mira Thiel
Mira Thiel
Florian Huber
Florian Huber
Monika Finneisen
Lars Möller
Christina Münster
Antje Mißbach
Uli Weinlein
Thorsten Rejzek
Oliver Odenthal
Niko Hauter
Claudia Meister
Stephan Burchardt
Lucas Meyer-Hentschel
Hauke Ketelsen
Claire Jahn
Sebastian Pille
Gitta Uhlig
Thorsten Hohl
Kay Siering
Thorsten Schneider
Hendrik Lühdorff
TOP 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
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