FILM DIRECTOR

Walter Frentz

1907 - 2004

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Walter Frentz (German: [ˈvaltɐ ˈfʁɛnts] ; 21 August 1907 – 6 July 2004) was a German cameraman, film producer and photographer, who was considerably involved in the picture propaganda of Nazi Germany. Frentz was born at Heilbronn. During the Nazi regime in Germany, he worked as a cameraman for Leni Riefenstahl; from 1939 to 1945, he was closely associated with photographing and filming activities of higher echelons of leaders of Nazi Germany, including German dictator Adolf Hitler. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walter Frentz has received more than 57,526 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Walter Frentz is the 470th most popular film director (up from 494th in 2019), the 2,517th most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,558th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular German Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Walter Frentz ranks 470 out of 2,041. Before him are Tom Holland, Patricio Guzmán, Mauro Bolognini, André Cayatte, Mauritz Stiller, and Susanne Bier. After him are Michael Radford, John Hughes, Robert Rossen, Richard Lester, Moshé Mizrahi, and Larisa Shepitko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Walter Frentz ranks 133. Before him are August Eigruber, Enrique Líster, Víctor Paz Estenssoro, Theodor Wisch, Anthony Blunt, and Konstantin Rodzaevsky. After him are Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov, Mihail Sebastian, Ramon Magsaysay, Roberto Cherro, Bo Gu, and Ursula Kuczynski. Among people deceased in 2004, Walter Frentz ranks 103. Before him are P. V. Narasimha Rao, Jean Lefebvre, M. S. Subbulakshmi, Chiang Fang-liang, Helmut Griem, and Gordon Cooper. After him are Czesław Niemen, Artie Shaw, Alexandra Ripley, Fay Wray, Paul Winfield, and Ann Miller.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Walter Frentz ranks 2,517 out of 7,253. Before him are Gustave Whitehead (1874), Jürgen Sparwasser (1948), Ulrich Graf (1878), Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria (1878), Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1851), and Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (1817). After him are Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg (1780), Rosa Albach-Retty (1874), Philipp Ludwig von Seidel (1821), Charles Galton Darwin (1887), Duchess Marie Elisabeth of Saxony (1610), and Heinrich Marx (1777).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Germany

Among film directors born in Germany, Walter Frentz ranks 23. Before him are Gustaf Gründgens (1899), Veit Harlan (1899), Lotte Reiniger (1899), Wolfgang Reitherman (1909), Walter Ruttmann (1887), and Oskar Fischinger (1900). After him are Alexander Kluge (1932), Henry Koster (1905), Tom Tykwer (1965), Uli Edel (1947), Oliver Hirschbiegel (1957), and Peter Stein (1937).

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Filmography

Triumph of the Will
Director
A showcase of German chancellor and Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler at the 1934 Nuremberg Rally.
Mar 28o 19356.955 / 10
Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations
Director
Commissioned to make a propaganda film about the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, director Leni Riefenstahl created a celebration of the human form. This first half of her two-part film opens with a renowned introduction that compares modern Olympians to classical Greek heroes, then goes on to provide thrilling in-the-moment coverage of some of the games' most celebrated moments, including African-American athlete Jesse Owens winning a then-unprecedented four gold medals.
Apr 21o 19386.8 / 10
Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty
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Commissioned to make a propaganda film about the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, director Leni Riefenstahl created a celebration of the human form. Where the two-part epic's first half, Festival of the Nations, focused on the international aspects of the 1936 Olympic Games held in Berlin, part two, The Festival of Beauty, concentrates on individual athletes such as equestrians, gymnasts, and swimmers, climaxing with American Glenn Morris' performance in the decathalon and the games' majestic closing ceremonies.
Jun 2o 19386.7 / 10