The Olympic Summer
3
3 votes
September 17, 1993
1h 25m
Overview
In 1936 Nazi Germany, a young, innocent apprentice, full of Olympic fever, leaves his rural village to see the ceremonies in Berlin. Upon arriving in the capitol, he meets a widow and a relationship blossoms. They spend an idyllic summer at her lakeside home, but the forces of totalitarianism cannot be held at bay and soon invade their lives.
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Cast
Jost Gerstein
Verena Plangger
Otto Ruck
FleischermeisterDaniela Kirsch
1. BauernmagdSusanne Binninger
2. BauernmagdHelga Kröger
Mutter des GesellenJoachim John
Vater des GesellenJohanna Maugg
BäuerinGordian Maugg Sr.
BauerWerner Schmetzer
AkkordeonspielerChristoph Rapp
SA-MannUwe Mauch
StudentMarcus Hambsch
SS-OffizierChris Krikellis
1. MitgefangenerChristof Liers
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