Rolf Lantin

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Rolf Lantin (born August 23, 1903 in Düsseldorf , † in Bad Schwalbach ) was a German photographer and son of the photographer Thomas Lantin . He was considered the best still photographer of Leni Riefenstahl's productions between 1933 and 1945.

Joseph Goebbels and Leni Riefenstahl on November 25, 1937 - Photographer: Rolf Lantin

1934-35 he photographed the statues and works recordings for the Nazi Party film Triumph of the Will , during the filming on the 1936 Summer Olympics for the Olympia-Film GmbH he shared the major project with his colleague Arthur Grimm .

In the post-war period he continued to be used as a still photographer for cinema film productions. B. were used in cinema magazines and for the cinema notice. He also portrayed celebrities of his time, for example Ewald Balser , Heinz Erhardt , Joseph Goebbels , Gertrud Kückelmann , Rudolf Platte , Luise Rainer , Laya Raki , Leni Riefenstahl, Dietmar Schönherr and Bubi Scholz .

Filmography

Web links

Rolf Lantin in the Internet Movie Database (English)

References and comments

  1. ^ Jürgen Trimborn : Riefenstahl - A German career . Biography. Aufbau-Verlag, Berlin 2002. ISBN 978-3-3510-2536-6 , pp. 252, 256, 292, 307.
  2. ^ Rainer Rother: Leni Riefenstahl - The Seduction of Genius . Bloomsbury Publishing, London et al. 2003. ISBN 978-0-8264-7023-2 , p. 220.
  3. ^ Rolf Giesen: Nazi Propaganda Films: A History and Filmography . McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2008. ISBN 978-1-4766-1269-0 , p. 224.
  4. ↑ Triumph of Will , on: filmportal.de
  5. ^ Rolf Lantin , on: filmportal.de
personal data
SURNAME Lantin, Rolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German photographer
DATE OF BIRTH 19th century or 20th century
DATE OF DEATH 20th century