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Triumph des Willens - Das Dokument vom Reichsparteitag (1934)

Also known as Triumph of the Will

1934 · Feature film · 104 min · dir. Leni Riefenstahl

  • Documentary
  • propaganda film
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Synopsis

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 producer; his name appears in the opening titles. It chronicles the 1934 Nazi Party Congress (rally) in Nuremberg, which was attended by more than 700,000 Nazi supporters. The film contains excerpts of speeches given by Nazi leaders at the Congress, including Hitler, Rudolf Hess and Julius Streicher, interspersed with footage of massed Sturmabteilung (SA) and Schutzstaffel (SS) troops and public reaction. Its overriding theme is the return of Germany as a great power with Hitler as its leader. The film was produced after the Night of the Long Knives, and many formerly prominent SA members are absent.

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Director
Leni Riefenstahl
Writer
Eberhard Taubert
Cinematography
Walter Riml
Studio
Leni Riefenstahl-Produktion, Reichspropagandaleitung der NSDAP
Released
1935-03-28
Original title
Triumph des Willens
Running time
104 minutes
Language
German
Collection
Feature Films

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