Film

Die Akte Zarah Leander

2013 · Documentary · History

Zarah Leander was one of the greatest film stars of the Third Reich. Adored by the Nazis, she rose to become the highest-paid female film star of National Socialism. To this day, she remains inextricably linked to our collective memory, reviled as a "Nazi siren" but also loved unconditionally. At the same time, there are files in Sweden that claim she was a Russian spy. Extremely contradictory rumors that continue to shape the myth of Zarah Leander to this day. She herself described herself as completely apolitical. "The Zarah Leander File" delves into the life of the Swedish film diva and asks: Who was the woman behind the mysterious gaze, the frivolous songs, and the pompous gestures? Who was "Leander" really?

Zarah Leander

Self (archive footage)

Jutta Jacobi

Self - Biographer

Brigitte Pettersson

Self - Sectretary of Zarah Leander

Richard Rosengren

Self - Play and screenplay writer

Tiina Rosenberg

Self - Rector of the University of Arts, Helsinki

Martin Lücke

Self - Musicologist

Paul Seiler

Self - Zarah Leander expert

Georg Seeßlen

Self - Film theorist and historian

• Torsten StriegnitzDirector · Writer
• Simone DobmeierDirector · Writer
• Christian BeetzProducer

Release date

October 23, 2013

Status

Released

Original language

German

Genres

Documentary, History