Leni Riefenstahl - The End of a Myth

Leni Riefenstahl - The End of a Myth 2020 Directed by Michael Kloft Leni Riefenstahl – Das Ende eines Mythos

Countless people around the world know the pictures from Leni Riefenstahl's films, even if they have not seen them in their entirety. The work of the German director has burned itself into the collective memory. Even decades after the end of the Nazi era, she showed no remorse and presented herself as an apolitical, naive follower of the Nazi criminal regime. Her artistic service for the cinema was always recognized. But book author Nina Gladitz shows after decades of research that Hitler's favorite filmmaker was not only a follower, but also a perpetrator during the Third Reich, who instrumentalized other filmmakers such as the brilliant cinematographer Willy Zielke in order to gain fame for herself.

Country Germany

Language German

Spoken Language German

Gnere Documentary

Production Company ZDF

Release Date 22 October 2020

53 mins