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Triumph of the Will (Special Edition)

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Adolf Hitler (Actor), Hermann Göring (Actor), Leni Riefenstahl (Director) Rated:

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Editorial Reviews

Filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl's striking record of the 1934 Nuremberg rallies was commissioned by Hitler as Nazi propaganda.

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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.25 inches; 4 Ounces
Director ‏ : ‎ Leni Riefenstahl
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Black & White, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours
Release date ‏ : ‎ April 3, 2001
Actors ‏ : ‎ Adolf Hitler, Hermann Göring, Rudolf Hess, Werner von Blomberg, Werner von Fritsch
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
Studio ‏ : ‎ Synapse
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00004WLXZ
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Stephen W. Worth

This film has been defaced to assert copyright

Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2015

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2015 BLU-RAY REVIEW: Triumph of the Will is a public domain film. It belongs to everyone. But Synapse and Film Preserve Ltd has attempted to assert copyright over it by inserting logo bugs in the corner of the frame every ten minutes, and burning in "explanatory subtitles" over the top throughout the film. This movie is very important to the history of film, not because it is a "Nazi film", but rather because Riefenstahl was a brilliant cinematographer. Each and every cut in the film is masterfully composed and beautifully lit. However with the constant barrage of type and logos over the top, it's impossible to follow the visual flow of the film.

The film transfer and sound quality is excellent, but this blu-ray version has been rendered unwatchable by constant graphic intrusions. When I first tried to screen it, I couldn't believe that anyone would intentionally deface it like this. Surely the overwritten text was intended to be able to be turned off and this is a simple mastering error. But Robert Harris, the gentleman who restored the film has stated online that the principle reason for the barrage of subtitles was to "prevent piracy".

Logo bugs and burned in, non-removable graphic markings are what I expect in dollar store DVDs, not full priced blu-rays billed as "ultimate editions". Marking films that belong to the public like a dog marks a tree only cheats the customer who buys the product. It doesn't prevent piracy. Recently, large studios have resorted to reworking and re-editing films and removing the original from circulation in an attempt to extend their control over copyright. It is very discouraging to see Film Preservationists following their lead.

Imagine if the Louvre put their logo in the corner of the Mona Lisa and wrote some explanatory text over the top of the painting. If art belongs to the world, it belongs to the world. We shouldn't deface it to try to claim it as our own.

I can't express how disappointed I am. I'm returning this disk to Amazon for a refund. I suggest that if you are interested in Triumph of the Will, buy the most recent DVD release instead. It is identical to this release, albeit in standard definition, and has no burned in subtitles or logo bugs in the corner.

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Bluemax1914

Watch the fabulous original version if you are able to ...

Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2018

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Watch the fabulous original version if you are able to find it (Unfortunately it will not likely be in HD). This offering, in addition to having captions clumsily inserted throughout the film, has the audio totally out of sync with the film itself. This problem alone is enough to condemn this production to two stars, but coupled with the poorly executed captions it is relegated to one star in my book..Leni Riefenstahl would be appalled at what these people have done to her work.

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Terence Kuch

History, good; Cinema, bad.

Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2017

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This version of Triumph would be an excellent choice for college courses in European history, but cinematically (and remember it was made by a great and original film maker) it's ruined by the "windowboxing" hatchet job, ruining the aspect ratio of the very carefully composed original.

(This applies to the DVD version; I have not seen the Blu-Ray version, but presumably it's similar.)

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Diane

Dont listen to the bad reviews talking about synapse messing up the film

Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2018

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Dont listen to the bad reviews talking about synapse messing up the film. I just watched the blu ray version and it was amazing! A must own film. Nothing added to the pictures as bad reviews state, it is the film in crisp blu ray form

15 people found this helpful

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David Harvey

Made me want to invade Poland.

Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2018

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It's scary how you can turn decent civilized people into killer zombies. I suppose it's mostly the kids.. Catch them early enough and, by the time they're adults, they'll slaughter anyone you want.

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Rescuepetsrule

Bad captions/hard to watch people enthralled by a maniac

Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2020

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Yes, they cheapened it with bad captioning. Yes, it shows just how much the Germans adored their very own lunatic, which I found disgusting. After the war, the same boot-licking people would pretend they didn't know Hitler was so demented. How can anyone listen to him rant for hours and NOT know? Also, the majority of Germans were so very immature and unsophisticated. They joked about how the Jews were so easy to lead to slaughter while they were being led to their downfall with simple propaganda. If you ever read the lyrics of all those silly songs they sang, they could have been written by any grade school child. I saw that this film was made "by order of" Hitler, so I'm going to pretend Leni wouldn't have done it otherwise...

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P. White

A historically important film finally getting an HD release BUT Synapse have made a horrible mess of it by enforcing descriptive

Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2015

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This SHOULD have been a landmark title. A historically important film finally getting an HD release BUT Synapse have made a horrible mess of it by enforcing descriptive text on the screen at all times that veers from useful (occasionally) to identifying Adolf Hitler every time he appears. It's incredibly intrusive and irritating and again, it can't be stopped. There's also a copyright protection watermark that appears every 20 minutes and malfunctioning subtitles on the supplementary film. I'm in the highly unfortunate position of having ordered this item internationally so I can't realistically return my blighted copy and it cost a LOT to import. Synapse, you should be utterly ashamed of yourselves and the various Blu-Ray forum discussions on this issue indicate that you are about to suffer a significant backlash for your stupidity.

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MLLOKC

An amazing story from history.

Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2017

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A chilling look at the propaganda film that solidified the Nazi movement. It is an important piece of history, but at many times through the film I found myself thinking of what came next in history.

The cinematography is amazing, especially for this era, beautiful cinemas, outstanding camera angles, and lighting. It is clear that Leni new her craft well.

It tells the story of a Nation that had been driven to utter ruin by their own hand, and via unachievable reparation demands by the allies from WWI, and how Hitler convinced a starved and beaten down people to rally with fervor to make Germany "Great" again, with obviously misguided ideals and disastrous results.

Well worth the watch, especially if you are a WWI / WWII buff. See also Olympia, the 1936 Olympics movie from Nazi Germany.

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S. Lornie

Fantastic Historical Documentary

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 12, 2019

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In recent years, I have found myself with a keen interesting the WWII and the events that led up to it. This resulted in a lot of reading and the eventual discovery of the film Triumph of the Will. It took me a good while to find a copy of this Synapse Films bluray, I eventually got there and I was not disappointed.

For those of you who do not know, Triumph of the Will is a Nazi party funded propaganda film that does an interesting job at documenting the happenings of the 1934 rally in Nuremberg, Germany. This of course means that you'll see a lot of enthusiastic speeches, a huge public turnout in support of their furor and endless chanting from the military personal on parade. Visually this makes Triumph of the Will quite the spectacle and something we really don't see often or at all on television these days. The symbolism of the Nazi party is quite striking and so fascinating to see from today's perspective. I enjoyed seeing the old style fashion, the beautiful pre-WWII motors and even the emblems etc utilised by the party themselves. It's very interesting on the eye and there's always something to look out for.

The presentation of the film is great. The picture quality for the most part is very clear and highly detailed. Because of the advanced age of the film, you're obviously not going to get that perfect clarity. But what is on offer here is an excellent restoration of something older than most people alive today. The cinematography is really well done and I honestly think Leni Riefenstahl did a superb job with this film. There's a lot of great visual shots with the camera panning over large spaces showing the impressive scope of the military marches featured in the film. The audio quality is the only real draw back here but that is down to the technical limitations of the time and is not to be judged. The sound is often distorted, limited and crackly, very common for films of the time. Quite excusable if you ask me.

As a film, I can't see it being enjoyable for people who aren't interested in this period of European history. Being a documentary and pro-Nazi party at that, the film is two hours of over enthusiastic salutes, speeches and marching. It's a great documentary of its time and one that deserves its place in history but it is certainly not something you sit down to watch with the family. Sadly, I can see a film like Triumph of the Will disappearing from history due to the awful turn civilisation has taken in recent years. The world is being forcibly run by people who can't even tolerate an old statue or a Tweet. It's a shame really as a film like this should always be in print, not to support the people in it but as a reminder of the mistakes we made in history and how not to do it again. Sadly, we appear to be on the brink of repeating ourselves to the point of insanity.

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A.J.Bradley

Don't Be Taken In By The Imagery

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 12, 2019

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I very much like the shots of Nuremberg itself - like a fairy-tale city, full of spires and clocks - and those of people not in uniform (especially children) plainly enjoying the event (without, presumably, ever understanding the implications; who ever can?) The ceremony of remembrance is very touching, considering the casualties the army suffered during the First World War. But - Lord - the horror of it all! Evil, pure evil, out of post-war chaos. What must have been going through the heads of those SA members? And much of it is plainly dull: marching, marching; flags - that wretched swastika everywhere - and banal speechifying. I saw a shot of Farage recently that reminded me very much of this kind of thing.

I hate mobs and the mob mentality, being far keener on feeding birds and making compost.

7 people found this helpful

Anglian Traveller

Leni Riefenstahl's 1934 cinematic masterpiece: a good version to buy

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 15, 2014

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Leni Riefenstahl's cinematic masterpiece of the September 1934 Nazi Party Congress in Nuremberg (called in German `Triumph des Willens') is rightly regarded as a historic landmark in film history which wrote the rules for documentary film-making and set new standards in visual-montage storytelling.

If you have any interest in the history of cinema and have never seen this film, you need to. Riefenstahl's clever techniques include combining close-up details of the faces of ordinary participants juxtaposed with mass marching formations and stirring martial music, rostrum speeches, long scenes of ecstatic crowds which a less courageous film maker would have shortened, and camera perspectives from the air, from street level and angled upwards from a child's-eye view. The end-result is an engrossing and extremely powerful film of a single event, without one word of voiceover commentary.

Riefenstahl succeeds in communicating the faultless organization of mass pageantry, and most of all the god-like effect of Hitler on his audiences. The spell builds relentlessly, though after 90 minutes the modern viewer is likely to be mesmerized by yet another band of goose-stepping men marching in faultless precision in dazzling uniforms, filmed in meticulous detail.

The 2010 release from Simply Home Entertainment (ASIN: B003O2KQGE with a sepia-tan image of Riefenstahl crouching behind a huge telescopic camera bottom-right and the tag-line "The banned masterpiece of Nazi Cinema") is an excellent package. The print is sharp and clear, with - considering the age of the film - superb sound. Subtitles are offered in English, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch and Norwegian via an easy-to-navigate menu. The subs are thoughtfully executed, easy to read and do not intrude too much into the film image. Extras include short films of the Nazi Party Nuremberg Rallys from 1935, 1936, 1937 & 1938 as cinema-news items, some with a Brit-English voiceover, and 4 different scene-selection options.

22 people found this helpful

Justin Case

A quick note on the Blu-ray

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 12, 2021

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There are plenty of reviews of this film, so, apart from saying it's generally remarkably boring, and shows that Hitler's speeches were mostly gibberish, I'll leave the details of the content to others.

The Blu-ray restoration is as good as we're ever likely to get, and having only previously seen it on a (cathode ray) TV in the 1980s, the restorers have done a great job of cleaning it up. It's never going to be HD, but you can certainly pick out the details now. Our telly is a 4K 55" one and it looked fine on that.

It's obviously an expensive film to buy, but that must reflect the work that has gone into restoring it. If you want it, this is the version to get, and I'm happy to recommend it to you.

Fred P

The documentary that set the style for future documentaries.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 2, 2014

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I had a copy of this on VHS taped from BBC2 many years ago, but unfortunately the TV reception was poor. Then I saw that this was available on DVD at last. The version I bought has a second film 'Day of Freedom' on the disc, but the quality is so poor it makes for hard viewing, with lots of dirty splodges degrading the images. But the main title was fine, with reasonable sound, and good available subtitles. It could have done with a more modern image restoration to increase the contrast. This would improve the stunning night-time shots no end. The Nazi propaganda aside, this is one hell of a film, all the more scary to realise what was to come in later years. I was born at the end of 1937, and being fair-haired and blue-eyed what would have happened to me if Germany had won the war? After seeing this film I have a pretty good idea.

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