The Olympic Summer (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.
- Released
- 1993-09-17
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Gordian Maugg
- TMDB rating
- 3.0/10 from 3 votes
Cast
- Jost Gerstein
- Verena Plangger
- 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
- Gordian Maugg Sr. as Bauer
- Werner Schmetzer as Akkordeonspieler
- Christoph Rapp as SA-Mann
- Uwe Mauch as Student