Directing
Leni Riefenstahl
1902 · Berlin, Germany
30 films
Bio
Helene Bertha Amalie "Leni" Riefenstahl (22 August 1902 – 8 September 2003) was a German film director, actress and dancer widely noted for her aesthetics and innovations as a filmmaker. Her most famous film was Triumph des Willens (Triumph of the Will), made at the 1934 Nuremberg congress of the Nazi Party. Riefenstahl's prominence in the Third Reich along with her personal friendship with Adolf Hitler thwarted her film career following Germany's defeat in World War II, after which she was arrested but released without any charges.
Filmography
The Holy Mountain
Diotima
Riefenstahl
Self (archive footage)
Triumph of the Will
Director
Faszination Bergfilm - Himmelhoch und Abgrundtief
Self (archive footage)
Games of the XXI Olympiad
Self - Spectator
Storm Over Mont Blanc
Hella Armstrong
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
Self (uncredited)
The Blue Light
Junta
Day of Freedom
Producer
The White Hell of Pitz Palu
Maria Maioni
The Goebbels Experiment
Self (archive footage)
Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty
Director