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Leni Riefenstahl's Triumph of the will.

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This film, commissioned by Adolf Hitler to record the 1934 Nazi party rally in Nuremberg, is the "most powerful piece of propaganda ever produced". Included are many scenes of gatherings, marches, and parades. The viewer will also hear speeches given by Hitler, Goering, Goebbels, and Hess...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Triumph des Willens (Motion picture)
Corporate Author: International Historic Films Inc
Other Authors: Riefenstahl, Leni (Director)
Format: Video DVD
Language:German
Language Notes:In German with subtitles in English and Spanish.
Published: Chicago, IL : Interrnational Historic Films, Inc., [2010]
Edition:Deluxe remastered ed.
Subjects:
Hitler, Adolf, > 1889-1945.
Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei. > Reichsparteitag > (6th : > 1934 : > Nuremberg, Germany)
Germany > History > 1933-1945.
Germany > Politics and government > 1933-1945.
Propaganda films.
Foreign films.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
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Summary:This film, commissioned by Adolf Hitler to record the 1934 Nazi party rally in Nuremberg, is the "most powerful piece of propaganda ever produced". Included are many scenes of gatherings, marches, and parades. The viewer will also hear speeches given by Hitler, Goering, Goebbels, and Hess as well as samples of monumental architecture designed by Albert Speer.
Item Description:Title from disc label.
Originally released as a documentary in 1935.
Special features: Four interactive DVD slideshows: Historical background, making of the film, personalities and locations ; SA historical background ; original promotional materials and media articles with interactive English translations -- Original Third Reich photo book: "Nurnberg 1934" on the Reich's party convention, with English narrations (9 min.) -- Two bonus shorts: Day of freedom: our armed forces (26 min.) ; Genesis of Triumph (23 min.).
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; region 0.
Audience:Not rated.
Production Credits:Producer and director, Leni Riefenstahl ; chief cameraman, Sepp Allgeier ; musical score, Herbert Windt; technical director, Walter Traut.