Video: UW professor on ‘The Boys in the Boat,’ Nazi Germany and the 1936 Olympics

Lauren Kirschman — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 21:52:08 +0000

The film version of “The Boys in the Boat,” released on Dec. 25, was inspired by the �� men’s rowing team that won a gold medal at the 1936 Olympics. It’s based on the 2013 book by Daniel James Brown. But there is more to the story than the improbable victory by UW student-athletes from small towns and working-class backgrounds. The 1936 Olympics were held in Berlin, following a failed movement in the United States and Europe to boycott the...

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Video: UW professor on ‘The Boys in the Boat,’ Nazi Germany and the 1936 Olympics