Leni Riefenstahl

German film director and propagandist

Berlin, Germany

About Leni

Leni Riefenstahl was a German film director and propagandist who was active during the 1920s and 1930s. She is best known for her work on the Nazi Party's propaganda films, including the infamous film "Triumph of the Will". Riefenstahl was born in 1902 and died in 2003.

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