Les Champions d'Hitler (2016)
• May 2nd, 2016 • 1h 42min
Documentary, History, TV Movie
Overview
In the three years leading up to the Olympics, the Nazi regime saw sport as an invaluable mobilisation and propaganda tool to motivate the "master race". Whether sympathisers or followers, German athletes went along with it; however, a number of them came to regret their decisions.
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