WWII

DVD Features:

Audio:

• Mono - German

Additional Release Material:

• Audio Commentary - Dr. Anthony R. Santoro - Historian
• Featurette - DAY OF FREEDOM

Description by OLDIES.com:

Leni Riefenstahl's classic piece of historical filmmaking, filmed during the 1934 Nazi Party Rally in Nuremberg, Germany, is considered by many to be one of the most important and controversial films ever made. The film was created to influence all of Germany to support the Nazi Party and was shown throughout Germany during WWII. All of the shots in Triumph of the Will are carefully constructed. Sets were especially built to accommodate cameras and Hitler was filmed separately from the crowds so Riefenstahl could edit together a film that would manipulate imagery and seduce the mind.

This historical document has been unavailable in Germany for many decades and Leni Riefenstahl has since come under fire for her personal relationship with Adolph Hitler, spending her life in the shadow of collaborating with the Nazi Party.

Product Description:

This documentary of the Sixth Nazi Party Congress at, ironically enough, Nuremberg, is a frightening example of powerful film propaganda. It helped launch Hitler into power and its sweeping style was later used by American director Frank Capra for his war documentaries.

Plot Keywords:

Documentary | Social Issues | Vintage

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