The Olympic Summer

The Olympic Summer

85 mins | Sept. 17, 1993

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.

The Olympic Summer

85 mins | Sept. 17, 1993

The Olympic Summer
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.
Producers
Original title Der olympische Sommer
Directors Chris Krikellis, Gordian Maugg
Writers Anne Thiele, Gordian Maugg, Günther Rücker

Cast

Otto Ruck

as Fleischermeister

Daniela Kirsch

as 1. Bauernmagd

Susanne Binninger

as 2. Bauernmagd

Helga Kröger

as Mutter des Gesellen

Joachim John

as Vater des Gesellen

Johanna Maugg

as Bäuerin

Werner Schmetzer

as Akkordeonspieler

Christoph Rapp

as SA-Mann

Uwe Mauch

as Student

Marcus Hambsch

as SS-Offizier

Chris Krikellis

as 1. Mitgefangener

Christof Liers

as 2. Mitgefangener

Holger Sigel

as 3. Mitgefangener

Omid Azmi

as 4. Mitgefangener

Uwe Juppe

as 1. Gefängnisbeamter

Klaus Kirchner

as 2. Gefängnisbeamter

Andreas Giesecke

as 3. Gefängnisbeamter

Julian Schwantes

as Luftwaffenhelfer

Astrid Warnken

as Rotkreuzschwester

Otto Sander

as Sprecher