The female reporter's plan was anything but complicated.
After all, as a military correspondent, an important member of the film reporting team with an entire "news car", and with the connections accumulated over many years as the chief correspondent of "The Signal" magazine in Paris, the female reporter has considerable influence.
Even with the support of the Third Reich's "unlimited funds", Mrs. Kitty's casting never stopped, and her relationship with female journalists became increasingly close.
"Send an outdoor filming team?" Mrs. Katie, who was busy with everything, looked up from the actor files piled on her desk.
"Yes." The female reporter handed the organized folder to Mrs. Katie: "You read it first."
The signature of Fritz Todt, former Minister of Ordnance and Ammunition of the Third Reich, is particularly prominent on the folder. Mrs. Katie stretched out her hand to take it, and then met the female reporter's eyes, and she suddenly understood: "You must be entrusted by someone."
"I can't hide anything from you, madam." The female reporter didn't lie at all.
""About the shooting of special battle scenes of the 'SA3 Express Train'..."" Mrs. Katie nodded lightly: "So, this is a shooting request from the Ordnance and Ammunition Department."
"There is also the Imperial Ministry of Transportation." The female reporter can be said to have a wide range of contacts.
"I have heard about this 'ambitious' plan. However, it is war time after all. All the resources of the empire must be used to win this big battle. 12 billion Reich Marks, this is an astronomical figure." Mrs. Katie's top The social circle is equally broad.
"You are absolutely right. Therefore, if the empire's ambitious 'Broad Gauge Railway Plan' can be realized in the movie in advance, it will undoubtedly be a great encouragement." The female reporter mentioned the most important propaganda significance.
In fact, according to the historical process, the "broad gauge railway" plan has been implemented. As late as the autumn of 1944, Germany successfully tested a 3-kilometer-long 3,000-mm broad-gauge railway. Originally, according to the plan, the construction of the broad-gauge railway would first start on this section between the port city of Hamburg in northern Germany and the city of Linz in Austria.
In other words, by 1944 at the latest, all the problems related to the "broad gauge railway" plan had been overcome, and all technical reserves including "electric/diesel hybrid locomotives", "ballastless track", etc. . Referring to the principle of putting the military first and then the people, the military SA3 express train was completed ahead of the civilian version.
Dr. Fritz Todt, called the "Father of the German Artillery Battery" by the Nazi German government, was a World War I veteran who joined the Nazi Party in 1922. In 1933, he was responsible for German road construction and established a national highway network. The semi-military "Tote Organization" was established in 1938 and was responsible for building the "Atlantic Wall" and other military fortresses. Appointed Minister of Ordnance and Ammunition in 1940, he died in a plane crash on February 8, 1942, while returning from Hitler's Wolf Lair headquarters. On February 8, 1944, the second anniversary of Todt's death (some say it was November 12, 1943), in order to commemorate Dr. Todt, Hitler established the Dr. Fritz Todt Medal, which was awarded to inventions that made important contributions to the war. and creation.
Obviously, the "entrusted by others" mentioned by Mrs. Katie definitely did not refer to Fritz Todt himself, and the signature on the folder was more out of nostalgia.
It is very likely that although this ambitious "broad gauge railway" plan was implemented, it lost the vigorous promotion of Fritz Todt himself, and the progress was far less than before. This is how the special shooting plan for female reporters "entrusted by others" came into being. The purpose is to vigorously promote it, arouse national enthusiasm, and inject new vitality into the "broad gauge railway" plan. Accelerate the progress of the entire plan.
The logic is completely established and the details are flawless.
Therefore, Mrs. Katie had no reason to refuse at all: "Who is the director of this special shooting?"
"Leni Riefenstahl."
"Ah..." Mrs. Katie has already thought of it; "So your strong friendship started from the Berlin Olympics that you experienced together."
"Yes, ma'am." The female reporter's memories flashed in her eyes.
In 1936, Berlin was preparing to host the 11th Summer Olympics. The Nazi Party, which had been in power for three years, was at its peak. Hitler took this opportunity to show the glorious economic, political, cultural and sports scenes of Nazi Germany to the world.
How to display it?
The most powerful way is of course movies!
Who will direct it?
Who else but Leni Riefenstahl?
In order to ensure the completion of this important task, the Nazi regime once again invested a large amount of manpower, financial and material resources. This time, Leni Riefenstahl not only combined the important responsibilities of director, screenwriter and editor, but also led a large crew of 43 people. It also provided 40 special vehicles, an office dormitory building with 120 beds near the sports field, a film equipment warehouse, and a canteen with a capacity of 300 people for the use of the film crew.
And Leni Riefenstahl did not disappoint Hitler, delivering the Olympic flame from Greece to Berlin, the venue for the first time! First time filming a documentary for the Olympic Games! Slow motion of the first match! The first shot taken from the ground! The first panoramic shot from an airship! For the first time the camera is in sync with the divers! The first track filming of the 100-meter race...
It can be said that many of the sports shooting techniques that people often see today were pioneered and passed down by Leni Riefenstahl.
Hitler called the film "an unparalleled tribute to the splendor of the Nazi Party." After these two films, Leni Riefenstahl was called by the European media: the film angel of the Third Reich! Became a famous symbol of Nazi Germany!
After the end of World War II, Leni Riefenstahl was first arrested by the US military because of her good relationship with Hitler, Goebbels, Himmler and other high-level Nazis, and then became a prisoner of the French army. She was imprisoned five times. Allied prison. In order to confirm Hitler's death, the Allies took the trouble to repeatedly ask Leni Riefenstahl, who was considered the Führer's mistress, about the details of her relationship with Hitler. He subsequently spent four years in prison and was once imprisoned in a mental hospital.
During the Entnazifizierung (De-Nazification) movement in West Germany, all kinds of gossip that Leni Riefenstahl was Hitler's mistress disappeared. Even in 1952, the West Berlin court made the final verdict: "Leni "Riefenstahl did not engage in punishable political activities in support of Nazi rule, she did not work to establish connections unrelated to her artistic career, and there was no ambiguous relationship between her and Hitler." "It did not stop the rumors." spread, and she herself was even more ostracized by European and American filmmakers because of her huge success during the Nazi era.
After the war, artists such as Karajan and Heidegger who had worked for the Nazis returned to normal lives. Only she lived alone in her apartment on the outskirts of Munich. She often lamented: "Women are not allowed to make mistakes."
Of course, like all quasi-realistic drama characters, the female reporter knew Leni Riefenstahl from the 1993 biographical film "The Power of Images: Leni Riefenstahl (Die Macht der Bilder: Leni Riefenstahl)". Leni Riefenstahl.
This is not her in the real world, please note.
