The Wonderful Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl

IMDb 7.1 1993 • 188 min • Documentary

Director

Ray Müller

Country

BE

Plot Summary

This documentary recounts the life and work of one of most famous, and yet reviled, German film directors in history, Leni Riefenstahl. The film recounts the rise of her career from a dancer, to a movie actor to the most important film director in Nazi Germany who directed such famous propaganda films as Triumph of the Will and Olympiad. The film also explores her later activities after Nazi Germany's defeat in 1945 and her disgrace for being so associated with it which includes her amazingly active life over the age of 90.

Top Cast

Leni Riefenstahl
Leni Riefenstahl Herself
Walter Frentz
Walter Frentz Himself
Horst Kettner
Horst Kettner Himself
Ray Müller
Ray Müller Himself
Luis Trenker
Luis Trenker Himself