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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Leni_RiefenstahlLeni Riefenstahl - Wikipedia

    Helene Bertha Amalie "Leni" Riefenstahl ( German: [ˈleː.niː ˈʁiː.fn̩.ʃtaːl] ⓘ; 22 August 1902 – 8 September 2003) was a German film director, photographer and actress known for producing Nazi propaganda. [1] [2] [3]

  2. encyclopedia.ushmm.org › content › enLeni Riefenstahl | Holocaust Encyclopedia

    Leni Riefenstahl (Helene Riefenstahl) was a German dancer, actress, and film director best known for her imposing propaganda films in support of the National Socialist (Nazi) Party.

  3. www.britannica.com › biography › Leni-RiefenstahlLeni Riefenstahl | Biography, Movies, Olympics, & Facts

    Jul 5, 2024 · Leni Riefenstahl (born August 22, 1902, Berlin, Germany—died September 8, 2003, Pöcking) was a German motion-picture director, actress, producer, and photographer who is best known for her documentary films of the 1930s dramatizing the power and pageantry of the Nazi movement.

  4. de.wikipedia.org › wiki › Leni_RiefenstahlLeni Riefenstahl – Wikipedia

    Helene Bertha Amalie „Leni“ Riefenstahl (* 22. August 1902 in Berlin; † 8. September 2003 in Pöcking) war eine deutsche Filmregisseurin, -produzentin und -schauspielerin sowie Drehbuchautorin, Schnittmeisterin, Fotografin und Tänzerin. Sie gilt als eine der umstrittensten Persönlichkeiten der Filmgeschichte.

  5. www.leni-riefenstahl.de › eng › bioLeni Riefenstahl: BIOGRAPHY

    LENI RIEFENSTAHL was born in Berlin in 1902. She studied painting and started her artistic career as a dancer. She became already so famous after her first dance hat Max Reinhardt engaged her for the »Deutsches Theater«.

  6. www.nytimes.com › 2003/09/09 › obituariesLeni Riefenstahl, Filmmaker and Nazi Propagandist, Dies at 101

    Sep 9, 2003 · Leni Riefenstahl, the German filmmaker whose daringly innovative documentaries about a Nazi rally in Nuremberg in 1934 and the Berlin Olympics of 1936 earned her both acclaim as a cinematic...

  7. www.bbc.com › culture › articleHow Leni Riefenstahl shaped the way we see the Olympics - BBC

    Aug 10, 2016 · Is Leni Riefenstahl’s Olympia Nazi propaganda – or the greatest film about sport ever made? Nicholas Barber takes a look.