Film · Documentary, History

The 1936 Olympic Games (2016)

Nazi Secrets at the Berlin Olympics

On the 1st August 1936, 100,000 spectators watched as Hitler and the Olympic delegates arrived at the Olympic opening ceremony in Berlin. The Olympic flags hung cheerfully side-by-side banners bearing the Nazi swastika. With the help of specialists and images from Léni Riefenstahl’s 1938 film, ‘Olympia’, we see what really went on behind the scenes and investigate the secret negotiations and compromises made by the International Olympic Committee to bring the Olympics to Berlin.

Director

Laure Philippon

Country

France

Language

French

Release date

July 29, 2016

Original title

Dans les secrets des JO de Berlin