Riefenstahl

Riefenstahl

2024•1h 55m•7.3/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.3/10(39)

Explores Leni Riefenstahl's artistic legacy and her complex ties to the Nazi regime, juxtaposing her self-portrayal with evidence suggesting awareness of the regime's atrocities.

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Production

Vincent Productions, WDR, SWR, RAI Cinema, NDR, BR, Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (BKM), Filmförderungsanstalt, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Leni Riefenstahl

Leni Riefenstahl

Self (archive footage)

Horst Kettner

Self (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

Joseph Goebbels

Joseph Goebbels

Self (archive footage)

Albert Speer

Albert Speer

Self (archive footage)

Rudolf Hess

Rudolf Hess

Self (archive footage)

Hansjürgen Rosenbauer

Hansjürgen Rosenbauer

Self (archive footage)

Elfriede Kretschmer

Self (archive footage)

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