Summary
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.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+13)
Critics 44Audiences 57GoodWatch 43
Metascore45
Tomatometer43%
IMDb6.4
Audience score49%
Running time
1 h 40 min
A typical length for dramas, −9 min on the typical 109
typical 109100Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
Released
2009
September 9, 2009
17 years ago
Genres
DramaHistoryLanguage
German
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishMade in
Germany
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 24
Karoline HerfurthGretel Bergmann
Sebastian UrzendowskyMarie Ketteler
Axel PrahlHans Waldmann
Robert GallinowskiSigfrid Kulmbach
Thomas ThiemeHans von Tschammer und Osten
Johann von BülowKarl Ritter von Halt
August ZirnerEdwin Bergmann
Maria HappelPaula Bergmann
Franz DindaRudolph Bergmann
Leon SeidelWalter Bergmann
Marita BreuerEleonore Ketteler- OTOtto TausigLeo Löwenstein
Elena UhligFrau Vogel
Julie EngelbrechtElisabeth „Lilly“ Vogt
John KeoghAvery Brundage- JLJulia LukasZuschauerin
- RvRosa van de LooEmma Ketteler
- ALAndré LehnertZehnkämpfer
- PSPhilip SchwarzZehnkämpfer
Gretel BergmannGretel Bergmann
Peter ClösKioskbesitzer
Margaret LambertMargaret Lambert- ASArmin SchmittSoldat
Oliver UnkelWehrmachtssoldat
Directing · 1
- Kaspar Heidelbach Director
Writing · 2
- Eric Friedler Writer
- Lothar Kurzawa Screenplay
Production · 4
- Doris J. Heinze Producer
- Gerhard Schmidt Producer
- Jörn Klamroth Producer
- Anja Dihrberg Casting
Camera · 1
- Achim Poulheim Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Hedy Altschiller Editor
Sound · 2
- Arno Steffen Music
- Sylvain Remy Sound
Art · 1
- Götz Weidner Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Lucia Faust Costume Design
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