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Triumph of the Will

Movie · 1935 · 114 min

A chillingly hypnotic spectacle of mass adoration and militaristic grandeur, technically dazzling yet morally horrifying.

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1935 Nazi propaganda film by Leni Riefenstahl about the 1934 Nazi Party Congress in Nuremberg
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Year
1935
Runtime
114 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • politics
  • media
  • identity
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • military
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour0
Realism8
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness9
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
documentary, propaganda
Directed by
Leni Riefenstahl
Written by
Leni Riefenstahl, Walter Ruttmann
Music
Herbert Windt
Cinematography
Walter Frentz, Sepp Allgeier
Runtime
114 min
Country
German Reich
Languages
German

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