Top billed cast

1. 

   Leni Riefenstahl

   Self (archive footage)

2. 

   Horst Kettner

   Self (archive footage)

3. 

   Adolf Hitler

   Self (archive footage)

4. 

   Joseph Goebbels

   Self (archive footage)

5. 

   Albert Speer

   Self (archive footage)

6. 

   Rudolf Hess

   Self (archive footage)

7. 

   Hansjürgen Rosenbauer

   Self (archive footage)

8. 

   Elfriede Kretschmer

   Self (archive footage)

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Reviews

A review by Brent Marchant

Written by Brent Marchant on 2025-11-17

“To thine own self be true” – it’s an admonition and affirmation generally held in high regard, but it’s also one that can be difficult to live up to. In many instances, that’s attributable to not really knowing oneself in the first place. And, as this telling documentary from writer-director Andres Veiel reveals, that was very much the case where German filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl (1902-2003) was concerned. At the risk of profound understatement, this colorful, controversial yet innovatively brilliant German-born actor-producer-director lived what could best be termed “a complica...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
German

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$156,456.00

Keywords

• war propaganda
• third reich (iii reich 1933-45)
• nsdap (nazi party)
• 1920s
• 1940s
• 1930s
• joseph goebbels
• adolf hitler
• artistic legacy
• nazi germany
• art documentary
• biographical documentary