Leni Riefenstahl
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Helene Bertha Amalie "Leni" Riefenstahl was a German filmmaker, photographer, and actress. She is considered one of the most controversial personalities in film history. Regarded by many critics as an
Riefenstahl in 1935
Riefenstahl (right) as a topless "Roman Bath" extra in Wege zu Kraft und Schönheit (1925)
Riefenstahl, 1927, by Mario von Bucovich
Riefenstahl stands near Heinrich Himmler while instructing her camera crew at Nuremberg, 1934.
The Victory of Faith
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Der Sieg des Glaubens is the first Nazi propaganda film directed by Leni Riefenstahl. Her film recounts the Fifth Party Rally of the Nazi Party, which occurred in Nuremberg, Germany, from 30 August to
Leni Riefenstahl
…Licht. In May 1933, Hitler asked Riefenstahl to make a film about Horst Wessel, but she declined. Riefenstahl was offered the opportunity to direct Der Sieg des Glaubens, an hour-long propaganda film about the fifth Nuremberg Rally in 1933. The opportunity that was offered was a huge surprise to Riefenstahl. Hitler had…
1933 German film poster
Ernst Röhm, Sturmabteilung (SA) Chief of Staff, with Hitler in August 1933. The following year, Röhm was shot on Hitler's orders, after he refused to commit suicide, in the Night of the Long Knives purge of 1934.
Rudolf Hess in 1933
Hitler congratulates Leni Riefenstahl in 1934.