MOVIE · 1935

Triumph of the Will

Documentary114 min

Leni Riefenstahl’s film records the 1934 Nazi Party rally in Nuremberg, with Adolf Hitler at the center as speeches, marches, and carefully staged public pageantry present the regime’s image of unity and power. Alongside Hitler, figures including Rudolf Hess and Julius Streicher appear in excerpts from the congress, framed by vast crowds, military formations, banners, and ceremonial processions. Produced in Germany in 1935, the documentary is a direct example of Nazi propaganda, showing how cinema was used to construct the party’s public image through scale, repetition, and spectacle.