Sieg des Glaubens
Directed by	Leni Riefenstahl
Written by	Leni Riefenstahl
Starring	Adolf Hitler, Hermann Göring, Other Nazi Leaders
Produced by	Leni Riefenstahl
Distributed by	Propagandaministerium, Hauptabteilung Film
Release date	1933
Runtime	61 min.
Language	German
Budget	Unknown
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Sieg des Glaubens (German for Victory of Faith) is the first documentary directed by Leni Riefenstahl, who was hired despite opposition from Nazi officials that resented employing a woman — and a non-Party member too. Her film recounts the Fifth Party Rally of the Nazi Party, which occurred in Nuremberg from August 30 to September 3 in 1933. Image File history File links Sieg_image008. ... Riefenstahl in The Blue Light, 1931 Berta Helene Amalie Leni Riefenstahl (August 22, 1902 - September 8, 2003) was a German actor, director and filmmaker widely noted for her aesthetics and advances in film technique. ... Riefenstahl in The Blue Light, 1931 Berta Helene Amalie Leni Riefenstahl (August 22, 1902 - September 8, 2003) was a German actor, director and filmmaker widely noted for her aesthetics and advances in film technique. ... Adolf Hitler â–¶(?) (April 20, 1889 – April 30, 1945) was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 and Führer und Reichskanzler (Leader and Chancellor) of Germany from 1934 to his death. ... Hermann Göring Hermann Wilhelm Göring (also Goering in English) (January 12, 1893 – October 15, 1946) was an early member of the Nazi party, founder of the Gestapo, and one of the main leaders of Nazi Germany. ... Riefenstahl in The Blue Light, 1931 Berta Helene Amalie Leni Riefenstahl (August 22, 1902 - September 8, 2003) was a German actor, director and filmmaker widely noted for her aesthetics and advances in film technique. ... The Propagandaministerium (Reichsministerium für Volksaufklärung und Propaganda) (or State Minister for Public enlightenment and propaganda - classic doublespeak) was the ministry for propaganda in Nazi Germany. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Documentary film is a broad category of cinematic expression united by the intent to remain factual or non-fictional. ... Riefenstahl in The Blue Light, 1931 Berta Helene Amalie Leni Riefenstahl (August 22, 1902 - September 8, 2003) was a German actor, director and filmmaker widely noted for her aesthetics and advances in film technique. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Nazism. ... The Nazi swastika symbol The National Socialist German Workers Party ( German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei), better known as the NSDAP or the Nazi Party was a political party that was led to power in Germany by Adolf Hitler in 1933. ... Nuremberg coat of arms Location of Nuremberg Nuremberg (German: Nürnberg) is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. ... August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years). ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Like her Nazi documentaries of 1935, the short Tag der Freiheit (Day of Victory) and the classic propaganda feature Triumph of the Will, Sieg des Glaubens has no voiceover commentary or explanatory titles. The activities captured by Riefenstahl's cameras include the welcoming of foreign diplomats and other politicians at the Nuremberg train station; Adolf Hitler's arrival at the airport and his meeting with important party members; massive Nazi troop parades; and Hitler's speech on the tenth anniversary of the National Socialist movement. [1] 1935(MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Tag der Freiheit: Unsere Wehrmacht (German for Day of Freedom: Our Armed Forces) is the third documentary directed by Leni Riefenstahl. ... North Korean propaganda showing a soldier destroying the United States Capitol building. ... Triumph of the Will (Triumph des Willens in German) is a propaganda film with elements of a documentary by the German filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl, chronicling the 1934 Nazi Party Congress in Nuremberg. ... Adolf Hitler ▶(?) (April 20, 1889 – April 30, 1945) was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 and Führer und Reichskanzler (Leader and Chancellor) of Germany from 1934 to his death. ...

Trivia

• The film includes Ernst Röhm, head of the Sturmabteilung (SA) and heir-apparent to the Head of the NSDAP (National Socialist German Worker's Party). In June 1934, during the Night of Long Knives, Röhm and several of his lieutenants were executed under Hitler's orders. All references to Röhm were ordered to be erased from German history, which included the destruction of all known copies of this film. The film Triumph des Willens was produced to replace it.

• Director Leni Riefenstahl was visiting Great Britain in April 1934, to speak at major universities to discuss her documentary film techniques. It is during this visit that at least one copy of this film is known to have been duplicated. It was found after being in storage for over 60 years, and is the only known surviving print. The opening credits appear to have been shot off of a screen projection, but the remainder of the footage appears to be a direct copy of a print. This copy is, allegedly, heavily protected by the German Federal Archives with rights administered through Transit Film Munich.

Ernst Röhm Ernst Julius Röhm (or Roehm) (November 28, 1887, Munich; July 1, 1934, Munich-Stadelheim prison, murdered) was a German military officer and commander and co-founder of the Nazi Sturmabteilung or stormtroopers. // Early Nazi years Röhm served as a career officer with the Bavarian Army... The seal of SA The Sturmabteilung [▶](audio help) (SA, German for Storm Division and is usually translated as stormtroops or stormtroopers) functioned as a paramilitary organisation of the NSDAP – the German Nazi party. ... The Night of the Long Knives (German, Nacht der langen Messer), also known as Reichsmordwoche or the Blood Purge, was a purge ordered by Adolf Hitler of potential political rivals (who have been said to want more socialism and less nationalism in the party) in the Sturmabteilung, or S.A...

See also

• Leni Riefenstahl
• Nuremberg rally
• Propaganda
• Propaganda Film
• Triumph of the Will

Riefenstahl in The Blue Light, 1931 Berta Helene Amalie Leni Riefenstahl (August 22, 1902 - September 8, 2003) was a German actor, director and filmmaker widely noted for her aesthetics and advances in film technique. ... The Nuremberg Rally (officially, Reichsparteitag, literally imperial party congress) was the annual rally of the National Socialist German Workers Party in the years 1923 to 1938 in Germany. ... North Korean propaganda showing a soldier destroying the United States Capitol building. ... A propaganda film is a film, often a documentary, produced for the express purpose of propaganda: convincing the viewer of a certain political point. ... Triumph of the Will (Triumph des Willens in German) is a propaganda film with elements of a documentary by the German filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl, chronicling the 1934 Nazi Party Congress in Nuremberg. ...

External links

• Sieg des Glaubens at the Internet Movie Database
• An Evil Faith Victory of Faith & Triumph of the Will by Kenneth Poferl.