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Riefenstahl

American  
[ree-fuhn-shtahl] / ˈri fənˌʃtɑl /

noun

  1. Leni 1902–2003, German film director.


Riefenstahl British  
/ ˈriːfənʃtaːl /

noun

  1. Leni (ˈleːni). 1902–2003, German photographer and film director, best known for her Nazi propaganda films, such as Triumph of the Will (1934)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“I was using Riefenstahl to point out, or so I thought, that these heroes and heroines were straight out of Nazi propaganda,” Verhoeven told The Guardian in 2018.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

Leni Riefenstahl turns up too, as both actor and director, a collaborator in every sense.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2025

Mr. Lopate recalled that during the festival’s first year he found himself on an elevator with Leni Riefenstahl, the Nazi propagandist, and Gloria Swanson.

From New York Times ● Feb. 26, 2023

A powerful example is the work of the German film director Leni Riefenstahl.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

As her star continued to rise in the months ahead, Riefenstahl and Goebbels frequently came into conflict.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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