Leni Riefenstahl oral history interview, 1979.

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Leni Riefenstahl oral history interview, 1979.

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Riefenstahl discusses producing official documentaries for the Nazi regime during the 1930's; her personal contacts with Adolf Hitler, Rudolf Hess, Albert Speer, Josef Goebbels, and other high-ranking government and party officials; description of circumstances and techniques used in making films, particularly TRIUMPH DES WILLENS, SIEG DES GLAUBENS, and OLYMPIA. Interview is a translation from German to English of an edited version.

3 sound cassettes (3 hours);Transcript (19 p.)

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7158399

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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