Director
Leni Riefenstahl
Leading Actors/Actresses
Adolf Hitler and Heinrich Himmler
Supporting Actors/Actresses
Viktor Lutze and Other Nazi Leaders
Genre
Propaganda Film
Language
German
Awards
Venice Film Festival - Best Foreign Documentary (Winner) and Mussolini Cup
Date of Release
28 March 1935
Producer
Leni Riefenstahl
Setting and Context
Nazi Germany, Pre-WWII
Narrator and Point of View
Through the Nazi point-of-view
Tone and Mood
revelatory, hateful, powerful, smothering, and intimidating
Protagonist and Antagonist
The Nazis vs. their various enemies
Major Conflict
The conflict for the Nazis to be known and respected
Climax
The fourth day is the climax of the movie because the most memorable imagery is shown.
Foreshadowing
No discernible instances of foreshadowing.
Understatement
The profound, spellbinding effect that the Nazis had on the German people is consistently understated in the film.
Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques
The film was groundbreaking because of its use of moving cameras, aerial photography, the use of long-focused lenses, and the approach to cinematography. It is the most widely cited propaganda films for those reasons and introduced these techniques into film.
Allusions
Allusions to popular culture, history, racism, books, sociology, people, mythology, and the Bible.
Paradox
Hitler is portrayed as a powerful and benevolent leader, yet he is an evil, hateful, violent tyrant.
Parallelism
No significant instances of parallelism.
