Thursday, April 2, 2009

Miscellaneous items for Triumph of the Will

Did you know...
- Only one scene, the review of the German cavalry, actually involved the German military. The other formations were party organizations that were not considered part of the military.
- Hitler himself praised the film as being an "incomparable glorification of the power and beauty of our Movement".
-Riefensthal deployed 30 cameras and 120 technicians to film the Nuremberg rallies.
- The film spent 6 months in the editing suite. The two hours running time represents approximately 3% of the footage Riefenstahl shot.

Memorable quotes...
- "We want this people to be hard, not soft, and you must steel yourselves for it in your youth" -Adolf Hitler
- "All upright Germans will be National Socialists, but only the best National Socialists will be party members!" Adolf Hitler
Info complements of imdb.com
Steve

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