Nazism and cinema
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Nazism made extensive use of the cinema throughout its history. Though it was a relatively new technology, the Nazi Party established a film department soon after it rose to power in Germany. Both Ado
The Totenehrung (honouring of dead) at the 1934 Nuremberg Rally. SS leader Heinrich Himmler, Adolf Hitler and SA leader Viktor Lutze (from L to R) on the stone terrace; from Triumph of the Will, directed by Leni Riefenstahl.
Adolf Hitler, Joseph Goebbels, and others watch filming at Ufa, 1935.
Marika Rökk with fan mail, c. 1940
Triumph of the Will
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Triumph of the Will is a 1935 German Nazi propaganda film directed, produced, edited, and co-written by Leni Riefenstahl. Adolf Hitler commissioned the film and served as an unofficial executive produ
Nazism and cinema
…defeat in World War I on the failure to sustain the morale of the people. The open propaganda was reserved for films like Der Sieg des Glaubens and Triumph des Willens, records of the Nuremberg rallies, and newsreels. There are some examples of Nazi-era feature films that deal with the NSDAP or with party organizations…
![Theatrical release poster by Erich Ludwig Stahl [de]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1a/Triumph_des_Willens_poster.jpg/500px-Triumph_des_Willens_poster.jpg)
Theatrical release poster by Erich Ludwig Stahl [de]
Hitler congratulates Riefenstahl in 1934.
Riefenstahl and her film crew in front of Hitler's car during a parade in Nuremberg
Julius Streicher in custody in 1945