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- Died
- Birth nameGustav Lantschner
- Guzzi Lantschner was born on August 12, 1910 in Innsbruck, Austria. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for Osterskitour in Tirol (1940), Canción de la nieve (1954) and Wilde Wasser (1937). He died on March 19, 2011 in Krailling, Bavaria, Germany.
- Thank to his acquaintanceship with Leni Riefenstahl he was engaged by her for several film projects, for "Triumph des Willens" (34) for the first time.
- He set a new speed record on skis with more than 105 kph and became an academic world champion in the discipline downhill.
- He only stopped skiing at the age of 88.
- He also won the silver medal in slalom at the Olympic Games of 1936.
- From 1940 to 1945, Guzzi Lantschner's name frequently appeared in the list of war correspondents for the Deutsche Wochenschau.
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