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June 1994 (USA)
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A documentary about the life and work of Leni Riefenstahl, a German film director most notorious for making the most effective propaganda films for the Nazis. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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A Documentary on Making Documentaries
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Cast
(in credits order) | Leni Riefenstahl | ... | Herself |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Marlene Dietrich | ... | Herself (archive footage) |
 | Walter Frentz | ... | Himself - Camerman 1936 Olymipcs |
| Josef Goebbels | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Rudolf Hess | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| John Herbert Higgins | ... | Himself - U.S. Swimmer (archive footage) |
 | Adolf Hitler | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Saburo Ito | ... | Himself - Japanese Swimmer (archive footage) |
| Horst Kettner | ... | Himself - Leni's Companion |
| Reizô Koike | ... | Himself - Japanese Swimmer (archive footage) |
| Guzzi Lantschner | ... | Himself - Camerman 1936 Olymipcs |
| Ralph Metcalfe | ... | Himself - U.S. Sprinter (archive footage) |
| Ray Müller | ... | Himself |
| Jesse Owens | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Ernst Röhm | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Fritz Schilgen | ... | Himself - Lighting Olympic Cauldron (archive footage) |
| Luis Trenker | ... | Himself |
Directed by | |||
| Ray Müller | |||
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| Ray Müller | ||
Produced by | |||
| Jacques de Clercq | .... | producer: Nomad Films | |
| Dimitri de Clercq | .... | producer: Nomad Films | |
| Waldemar Januzczak | .... | producer: Channel 4, London (as Waldemar Januszczak) | |
| Hans Peter Kochenrath | .... | producer: ZDF (as Hans-Peter Kochenrath) | |
| Hans-Jürgen Panitz | .... | producer: Omega Films | |
Original Music by | |||
| Ulrich Bassenge | |||
| Wolfgang Neumann | |||
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| Michel Baudour | |||
| Walter A. Franke | |||
| Ulrich Jänchen | (as Ulrich Jaenchen) | ||
| Jürgen Martin | |||
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| Vera Dubsikova | |||
| Beate Köster | |||
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| Michael Graser | |||
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| Werner Bertolan | .... | production manager | |
| Stefan Koenig | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Nicole Front | .... | assistant director | |
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| Tomas Bastian | .... | sound | |
| Heimo Sahliger | .... | sound | |
| Alfred Schuhmann | .... | sound mixer | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Barbara Dolainsky | .... | assistant camera | |
| Horst Kettner | .... | underwater cinematographer | |
| Norbert Platzer | .... | assistant camera | |
| Hermann Sowieja | .... | assistant camera | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Stefan Mothes | .... | editor: video | |
| Moritz Peters | .... | assistant editor | |
Other crew | |||
| Martin Angres | .... | video team | |
| Kevin Brownlow | .... | film-historical advisor | |
| David Culbert | .... | film-historical advisor | |
| Brend Fischer | .... | video team | |
| Martin Loiperdinger | .... | film-historical advisor | |
| Felix Moeller | .... | archive researcher (as Felix Mueller) | |
| Knut Muhsik | .... | video team | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Pandora Films (1993) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Kino Video (1993) (USA) (VHS)
- Kino International (1994) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Kino Video (1994) (USA) (VHS) (subtitled)
- K Films (1995) (France) (theatrical)
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (1995) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
- Image Entertainment (1999) (worldwide) (DVD)
- Belle & Blade Studios (????) (USA) (VHS)
- Films Transit International
- Kino Video (2003) (worldwide) (DVD)
- Library of Congress photo archives
- National Archives Washington photo archives
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"Die Macht der Bilder: Leni Riefenstahl" - France (original title)
"The Power of the Image: Leni Riefenstahl" - USA (TV title)
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"The Power of the Image: Leni Riefenstahl" - USA (TV title)
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For American tastes, this documentary is much too long for the subject matter. Yet, it is worth watching for several reasons. Considerable insight into the early appeal of Hitler to the German people shows through Frau Riefenstahl's comments. More than that, though, is the detailed presentation of a master documentary filmmaker and her secrets. As evidenced through her later work in Africa and under the sea, she is an amazing woman. Her comments and her work are presented in such a way that both can be appreciated.