Leni Riefenstahl

Helene Bertha Amalie "Leni" Riefenstahl (German pronunciation: [ˈʁiːfənʃtaːl]; 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... More

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  • Aug 22, 1902

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  • Sep 8, 2003 (age 101 years)

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  • Helene Berta Amalie Riefenstahl,
  • Helene Bertha Amalie Riefenstahl

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  • 2003
  • Sep 8, 2003
  • 1944
  • 1946
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