I haven't seen Triumph of the Will, but I do think the energy of the speeches and stuff is fascinating (like watching a tornado). I was wondering if anyone can point me in the direction of a good documenentary that focuses mostly on the historical footage (as opposed to talking heads) or is Triumph of the Will the one to get in this regard?
share"The Twisted Cross"
http://imdb.com/title/tt0211081/
Impossible to find, outside of a high scool history class. I saw it in AP/Honors European history. Absolutely amazing. If you liked 'triumph' then you will love 'twisted'.
I think 'Olympia' by Leni Reifenstaht is pretty amazing.
shareOh, Olympia might not be what you are looking for, but it is still amazing. It was about the 1936 Olympics that were highly dramatized by Reifenstaht's direction/camera work and is propaganda in the sense that it plays up Germany as host of the Olympics.
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