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In Reply to: Leni Reifenstahl's Triumph of the Will posted by maldar on July 28, 2000 at 13:05:11:
Saw "Triumph..." while in college around 1960. Even knowing what its subject matter represented, I still found it a chillingly effective piece of work.
Jim, the first time I saw the film was maybe a year or so ago. I was really impressed by its quality and by the technology of that era. If you went to college in the 60's you might remember a man named George Lincoln Rockwell. I have one of his books and a tape of his famous Brown University speech in 1966. Ever hear of Rockwell? - maldar
Oh yes...a real loony (not like the good-guy loonies inhabiting _this_ asylum) who headed the American Nazi Party. Saw him do a TV interview when I was back in D.C. while in the Navy. A real nutcase, and arrogant as they come. If I'm not mistaken, one of his disgruntled cronies wasted him.--Jim
Jim, it's hard to believe that Rockwell was a Commander in the US Navy and served with honorable distinction in both WW2 and Korea. Your right about him being shot by one of his followers. The Nazi image was just an attempt to get publicity for his political viewpoints and to some degree it worked. Rockwell's place in the history of revolutionary American politics will always be either ignored or dismissed by those in power as not significant or valid. But his lnfluence, amongst those involved in white racialist groups in the US is still profound and Commander Rockwell is considered a martyr and hero for that cause. - maldar
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