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Leni Riefenstahl

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Also known as Helene Bertha Amalie Riefenstahl, Leni Riefensthal, Berra Helene Amalia Riefenstahl, Lenie Riefenstahl, Leni Jacob, Riefenstahl, Leni, 1902-2003

German filmmaker (1902–2003)

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Leni Riefenstahl was active in her professional career from 1926 until 2002. She was born on August 22, 1902, and died on September 8, 2003.

Her body of work includes one recorded creation. She is the subject of the article titled "Historical Figures Who Kept Their True Evil Hidden From The World."

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Berlin, Germany

Helene Bertha Amalie "Leni" Riefenstahl (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), made at the 1934 Nuremberg congress of the Nazi Party. Riefenstahl's prominence in the Third Reich along with her personal friendship with Adolf…

Known for

  • FASCISM(s): A Film in Six Parts — Self (archive footage)2025
  • Riefenstahl — Self (archive footage)2024
  • City of Toys — Self (archive footage)2024
  • Leni Riefenstahl - The End of a Myth — Self (archive footage)2020
  • Churchill and the Movie Mogul — Self (archive footage)2019
  • Eiskalte Leidenschaft - Leni Riefenstahl und Arnold Fanck zwischen Hitler und Hollywood — Self (archive footage)2018
  • Hitler's Hollywood — Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)2017
  • Buffa racconta Jesse Owens2017
  • Les Champions d'Hitler — Self2016
  • The Run2016

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Official website

Leni Riefenstahl

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Historical Figures Who Kept Their True Evil Hidden From The World

History often cloaked its villains in garments of greatness, only for time to strip away the illusion and reveal what truly lay beneath. Many figures celebrated as heroes or visionaries left behind a far darker imprint than their admirers ever suspected.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
female
Citizenship
Nazi Germany
Place of birth
Berlin
Place of death
Pöcking
Occupation
dancer
Languages spoken
German
Native language
German
Religion
Lutheranism
Field of work
performing arts
Official website
leni-riefenstahl.de
Image
Leni Riefenstahl, 1935.jpg
Residence
Pöcking
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manner of death
natural causes
name in native language
Leni Riefenstahl
place of burial
Munich Forest Cemetery
Commons category
Leni Riefenstahl
date of birth
1902-08-22
date of death
2003-09-08
topic's main category
Category:Leni Riefenstahl
start of work period
1926-00-00
related category
Category:Films directed by Leni Riefenstahl
has works in the collection
Smithsonian Institution
end of work period
2002-00-00
subject has role
centenarian
birth name
Helene Bertha Amalia Riefenstahl
nickname
Leni
artist files at
Smithsonian Institution
P12674
Chinnasalem
archives at
Berlin State Library
described at URL
www.factinate.com/history/when-these-historical-figures-were-alive-history-adored-them-time-exposed-their-darkness
partner in business or sport
Hans Ertl
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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Leni Riefenstahl, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Artwork

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Encyclopedic overview

Helene Bertha Amalie "Leni" Riefenstahl ( German: [ˈleːniː ˈʁiːfn̩ʃtaːl] ; 22 August 1902 – 8 September 2003) was a German filmmaker, photographer, and actress. She is considered one of the most controversial personalities in film history. Regarded by many critics as an "innovative filmmaker and creative aesthete", she is also criticized for her works in the service of propaganda during the Nazi era.

A talented swimmer and an artist, Riefenstahl became interested in dancing during her childhood, taking lessons and performing across all Europe. After seeing a promotional poster for the 1924 film Mountain of Destiny, she was inspired to move into acting and between 1925 and 1929 starred in five successful motion pictures. Riefenstahl became one of the few women in Germany to direct a film during the Weimar era when, in 1932, she decided to try directing with her own film, The Blue Light.

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