Film
The Olympic Summer
1993Directed by Gordian Maugg
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- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
About The Olympic Summer
Synopsis
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.
- Director
- Gordian Maugg
- Writers
- Anne Thiele
- Gordian Maugg
- Günther Rücker
- Original title
- Der olympische Sommer
