Triumph of the Will (Special Edition)

Triumph of the Will (Special Edition)
by Leni Riefenstahl

Triumph of the Will (Special Edition)
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Actor: Adolf Hitler, Hermann G?ring, Martin Bormann, Max Amann, Walter Buch
Director: Leni Riefenstahl
Cinematographer: Albert Kling
Cinematographer: Arthur Schwertfeger
Cinematographer: Franz Koch
Cinematographer: Franz Weihmayr
Producer: Leni Riefenstahl
Writer: Leni Riefenstahl
Writer: Walter Ruttmann
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: German (Original Language); English (Subtitled)
Format: Black & White, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: Pan & Scan
Running Time: 120 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-04-17
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Synapse

DVD Reviews of Triumph of the Will (Special Edition)

DVD Review: Through The Looking Glass Darkly
Summary: 3 Stars

I had been hearing about this film and Leni Riefenstahl every now and then for over a decade and I finally decided that I had to see what all the fuss was about. Some of the scenes are interesting and some of the scenes are a little scary. But the long parts showing the parades are, after a while, kind of boring. Still the film generally has a unique character and a way of drawing one back into the terrifying atmosphere and ambience of that period of history - sort of like a reminder of where the world would be better not to ever go again.

DVD Review: Let Us Deal With Facts !
Summary: 5 Stars

Let me preface this review by asking, 'is the Late Leni Riefenstahl's estate receiving royalties from her documentary, 'Triumph of the Will'? or is this just another piece of her brilliant work such as 'Olympia', the Olympic Games 1936 etc, that was stolen from her when she was suffering the most horrendous of persecutions for her production of 'Triumph of the Will.' Let me make it quite clear that one does not have 'jack's boots'under his bed, only slippers, but Iam speaking solely as a fellow film producer, albeit not in the same class as Ms.Riefenstahl. I believe that critic's of this genius in the art of filmmaking should stick to facts and not things that they would like to think are the facts. Ms.Riefenstahl was not a member of the N.S.D.A.P. more populary known as the Nazi Party. From all accounts she did not want to produce it in the first place, but did so on the promise that she did not have to do another of this type, and that promise was kept.After having previed this film one cannot understand what all the fuss is about. There is not one word of the so called term, 'anti semitism'. As one alert reviewer put it so well,
'Triumph of the Will' WAS NOT produced for Western Civilization,it was
produced for the German people. I for one shall be ordering a copy of this 'special edition' from 'AMAZON',a most trustworhy source. Ms.Riefenstahl can no longer be hurt, for she has passed on to a much higher authority who will judge her,inter-alia, for her deeds as we who believe,will all be judged. Rest in Peace Leni, you can no longer be hurt. my work as a film producer is far far more acceptable for viewing, and being inspired by your brilliant work.You are always recognized in the credits of all my documentaries, an act that I firmly believe is the very least I can do. And no, I have not swallowed 'Mein Kampf'. And lastly your photo hangs proudly in my studio, and I, for one am never ashamed to say who you were, if and when, Iam asked.

Thomas Knight.ALC.ACA.AFFPA.
Wintergarden Community Film Services.(Aust)

DVD Review: DOMESTIC BOOTLEG!!!
Summary: 1 Stars

This DVD is a DOMESTIC BOOTLEG copied from a VHS tape.

Horrible quality and illegal!

DVD Review: Nazi propaganda
Summary: 5 Stars


A must for anyone with a serious interest in World War II history and the role played by Leni Riefenstahl in developing the the Nazi propaganda machine with her remarkable cinematography.

DVD Review: Ground breaking photography
Summary: 5 Stars

Triumph of the Will is an absolutley stunning photographic masterpiece. Bearing in mind it was made nearly 80 years ago, Leni Riefenstahl's photgraphic techniques are nothing short of brilliant. It was very interesting to note that many of Adolf Hitler's speeches were fairly bland, but the way he put it over was quite outstanding. In places it nearly had me up on my feet with my arm in the air! It shows how he was able to captivate millions with the power of his oratory.

Description of Triumph of the Will (Special Edition)

Triumph of the Will is one of the most important films ever made. Not because it documents evil--more watchable examples are being made today. And not as a historical example of blind propaganda--those (much shorter) movies are merely laughable now. No, Riefenstahl's masterpiece--and it is a masterpiece, politics aside--combines the strengths of documentary and propaganda into a single, overwhelmingly powerful visual force.

Riefenstahl was hired by the Reich to create an eternal record of the 1934 rally at Nuremberg, and that's exactly what she does. You might not become a Nazi after watching her film, but you will understand too clearly how Germany fell under Hitler's spell. The early crowd scenes remind one of nothing so much as Beatles concert footage (if only their fans were so well behaved!).

Like the fascists it monumentalizes, Triumph of the Will overlooks its own weaknesses--at nearly two hours, the speeches tend to drone on, and the repeated visual motifs are a little over-hypnotic, especially for modern viewers. But the occasional iconic vista (banners lining the streets of Nuremberg, Hitler parting a sea of 200,000 party members standing at attention) will electrify anyone into wakefulness. --Grant Balfour

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