A story of how the Nazis and the IOC turned a small sports event into the modern Olympics.

Olympia 1936. Der verratene Traum

2016

1h 0m

Released

Documentary

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.