Leni Riefenstahl

Leni Riefenstahl

ProducerDirectorActress
Born
August 22, 1902
Died
September 8, 2003
Awards
4 wins, 6 nominations

Leni Riefenstahl's show-biz experience began with an experiment: she wanted to know what it felt like to dance on the stage. Success as a dancer gave way to film acting when she attracted the attention of film director Arnold Fanck, subsequently starring in some of his mountaineering pictures. With…

Biography

Leni Riefenstahl's show-biz experience began with an experiment: she wanted to know what it felt like to dance on the stage. Success as a dancer gave way to film acting when she attracted the attention of film director Arnold Fanck, subsequently starring in some of his mountaineering pictures. With Fanck as her mentor, Riefenstahl began directing films.

Her penchant for artistic work earned her acclaim and awards for her films across Europe. It was her work on Triumph of the Will (1935), a documentary commissioned by the Nazi government about Adolf Hitler and the Third Reich, that would come back to haunt her after the atrocities of World War II. Despite her protests to the contrary, Riefenstahl was considered an intricate part of the Third Reich's propaganda machine. Condemned by the international community, she did not make another movie for over 50 years.

Actress

LowlandsLowlands(1954)as Martha, eine spanische Betteltänzerin
S.O.S. IcebergS.O.S. Iceberg(1933)as Ellen Lawrence
S.O.S. IcebergS.O.S. Iceberg(1933)as Hella, seine Frau
The Blue LightThe Blue Light(1932)as Junta
Der weiße Rausch - Neue Wunder des SchneeschuhsDer weiße Rausch - Neue Wunder des Schneeschuhs(1931)as Leni

Cinematographer

Impressionen unter WasserImpressionen unter Wasser(2002)
LowlandsLowlands(1954)

Camera and Electrical Department

IsadoraIsadora(1966)

Archive Footage

CompressionCompression(1995)as Self
Dictator: The Hitler InterviewsDictator: The Hitler Interviews(2025)as Self
RiefenstahlRiefenstahl(2024)as Self
Hitler's HandmaidensHitler's Handmaidens(2024)as Self - Film Director
Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on TrialHitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial(2024)as Self - Film Director

Known for

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Leni Riefenstahl in The White Hell of Pitz Palu (1929)Leni Riefenstahl in S.O.S. Iceberg (1933)Arnold Fanck, Leni Riefenstahl, and Sepp RistGustav Diessl and Leni Riefenstahl in The White Hell of Pitz Palu (1929)Leni RiefenstahlLeni Riefenstahl and Sepp Rist in S.O.S. Iceberg (1933)

Credit Score: Leni Riefenstahl

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#NameScoreYearWinNomKnownWinsNomsVotes
1The White Hell of Pitz Palu4.8819307.3001222
2Lowlands3.2519546.200526
3The Blue Light3.2519346.8001542
4Storm Over Mont Blanc3.2519326.400298
5The Holy Mountain3.2519266.6001100
6Das Schicksal derer von Habsburg - Die Tragödie eines Kaiserreiches2.0019284.90046