Question 1

How much of the footage shot for Triumph of the Will actually made it into the final film?

Accepted Answer

The two-hour running time represents approximately 3% of the footage Leni Riefenstahl shot, after six months of editing.

Question 2

Which major filmmaker cited Triumph of the Will as inspiration for scenes with Clones and Stormtroopers?

Accepted Answer

George Lucas cites this movie as the inspiration for many scenes and shots of Clones/Stormtroopers.

Question 3

What happened when Leni Riefenstahl's cameramen tried to film Hitler arriving at the airport?

Accepted Answer

Officials pushed them away from Hitler's plane, resulting in only one out-of-focus shot of him descending and repeated, out-of-sequence taxiing footage.

Question 4

How did Allied propaganda repurpose footage from Triumph of the Will?

Accepted Answer

Clips were edited to the tune 'The Lambeth Walk,' making marching soldiers and Hitler's salute look like wind-up dolls dancing, which outraged Nazi propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels.

Question 5

What was the scale of the film crew for Triumph of the Will?

Accepted Answer

Leni Riefenstahl deployed 30 cameras and 120 technicians to film the Nuremberg rallies.

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