Triumph Of The Will is the official record of the Nazi party congress held at Nuremberg in 1934.
It's a devastatingly brilliant piece of film-making - right from the opening sequence of Adolf Hitler descending from the skies, his plane shadowed against the clouds. The rally scenes are a terrifying example of the camera's power of propaganda. After World War II the film was banned for many years because of general fears that it might inspire a new Nazi party. Director Leni Riefenstahl won several awards, not only in Germany but also in the United States, France, Sweden, and other countries.
It's a devastatingly brilliant piece of film-making - right from the opening sequence of Adolf Hitler descending from the skies, his plane shadowed against the clouds. The rally scenes are a terrifying example of the camera's power of propaganda. After World War II the film was banned for many years because of general fears that it might inspire a new Nazi party. Director Leni Riefenstahl won several awards, not only in Germany but also in the United States, France, Sweden, and other countries.