Leni Riefenstahl



First NameLeni
Middle NameBerta Amalie
Last NameRiefenstahl
Full Name at BirthHelene Bertha Amalie Riefenstahl
Age101 (age at death)
Date of BirthAugust 22, 1902
BirthplaceBerlin
Date of DeathSeptember 8, 2003
Location of DeathPöcking, Bavaria, Germany
Cause of Deathcancer
Hair ColorBlonde
Star SignLeo
ReligionLutheran
EthnicityWhite
NationalityGerman
Occupation CategoryDirector
Claim to Famedirector of nazi propaganda movies

Helene Bertha Amalie "Leni" Riefenstahl (German pronunciation: 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), a propaganda film 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.


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Filmography

Selected Leni Riefenstahl film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

1954
Martha, eine spanische Betteltänzerin

1933
Hella, sine Frau

1933
Ellen Lawrence

1932
Junta

1931
White Ecstasy
Leni

1930
Avalanche
Hella Armstrong

1929
Maria Maioni

1928
Das Schicksal derer von Habsburg
Maria Vetsera

1927
Der große Sprung
Gita

1926
Diotima

1925
Ways to Strength and Beauty
Dancer

Director Credits

1954
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Producer Credits

1954
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1944
Arno Breker
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1943
Josef Thorak, Werkstatt und Werk
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1937
Wilde Wasser
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Films directed by Leni Riefenstahl
Leni Riefenstahl
Lowlands (1954)
Books by Leni Riefenstahl
Leni Riefenstahl
Cinema of Germany
Abrahams Gold (1990)
Abschied (1930)
Alvorada (1962)
Amphitryon (1935)
Angry Harvest (1985)
Apfelbäume (1992)
Apokal (1971)
Backbeat (1994)
Ballerina (1956)
Bel Ami (1939)
Bella Donna (1983)