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.
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Title: The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl (1993)
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| Credited cast: | |||
| Leni Riefenstahl | ... | Self | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Marlene Dietrich | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Arnold Fanck | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Walter Frentz | ... | Self - Camerman 1936 Olymipcs |
| Joseph Goebbels | ... | Self (archive footage) (as Josef Goebbels) | |
| Rudolf Hess | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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John Herbert Higgins | ... | Self - U.S. Swimmer (archive footage) |
| Adolf Hitler | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Saburo Ito | ... | Self - Japanese Swimmer (archive footage) |
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Horst Kettner | ... | Self - Leni's Companion |
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Reizô Koike | ... | Self - Japanese Swimmer (archive footage) |
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Guzzi Lantschner | ... | Self - Camerman 1936 Olymipcs |
| Ralph Metcalfe | ... | Self - U.S. Sprinter (archive footage) | |
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Ray Müller | ... | Self |
| Jesse Owens | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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This documentary recounts the life and work of one of most famous, and yet reviled, German film directors in history, Leni Riefenstahl. The film recounts the rise of her career from a dancer, to a movie actor to the most important film director in Nazi Germany who directed such famous propaganda films as Triumph of the Will and Olympiad. The film also explores her later activities after Nazi Germany's defeat in 1945 and her disgrace for being so associated with it which includes her amazingly active life over the age of 90. Written by Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@execulink.com>
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Release Date:
June 1994 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Power of the Image: Leni Riefenstahl See more »Edit
Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$9,711, 20 March 1994Gross USA:
$449,707Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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This is an excellent biography of one of the most influential filmmakers in history. It not only gives a comprehensive overview of her body of work but reveals many of innovative techniques she pioneered. Her accomplishments are all the more impressive when one considers the role of women in her heyday.
However, the most interesting aspect of this film for me is how this intelligent woman (still lucid in her 90's) deals with queries about her political involvement during the National Socialist period in Germany.