Olympic Summer (The)
Original Title
Der Olympische Sommer- Director: Gordian Maugg
- Writer: Gordian Maugg; Günther Rücker
- Producer: Susanne Binninger; Gordian Maugg
CGiii Comment
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 & Characters
Susanne Binninger;
Jost Gerstein as Apprentice;
Marcus Hambsch as SS Officer;
Joachim John; Uwe Juppe;
Klaus Kirchner; Daniela Kirsch;
Chris Krikellis as Prisoner;
Helga Kroger;
Christof Liers as Prisoner;
Uwe Mauch as Student;
Johanna Maugg;
Verena Plangger as Widow;
Christoph Rapp as SA Man;
Otto Ruck as Butcher