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Film Emigration from Nazi Germany
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Film Emigration from Nazi Germany

1975-11-11 · 60 min / episode · Not rated

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Based on extensive interviews, shot on 16mm in a series of static long takes, Filmemigration aus Nazideutschland, is one of the most fascinating examples of "Film history on film" ever produced. Straschek devoted years to researching the topic and accumulating both film and non-film materials. Apart from some radio features and articles, however, this 290-minute TV programme remains the only published trace of Straschek's lifelong work on the emigration of film personnel. He had intended to publish a three-volume book, encompassing all available data about 3,000 emigrants originating from the centre and peripheries of film production, but the book never materialised.

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Creators
Günter Peter Straschek
Production companies
WDR, Sender Freies Berlin, WSK-Productions Inc. New York
Countries
Germany
Status
Ended

Top Cast

Hans FeldSelf
Marta FeuchtwangerSelf
Artur GottleinSelf
Peter KartnerSelf
Curt BoisCurt BoisSelf (archive footage)
Fritz KortnerFritz KortnerSelf (archive footage)
Anatole LitvakAnatole LitvakSelf
Luise RainerLuise RainerSelf
John BrahmSelf
Harry R. SokalHarry R. SokalSelf
George FroeschelSelf
Fritz LangFritz LangSelf
Camilla SpiraCamilla SpiraSelf
Ilka GrüningIlka GrüningSelf (archive footage)
Harold NebenzalSelf
Hans Heinrich von TwardowskiHans Heinrich von TwardowskiSelf (archive footage)
Lotte EisnerSelf
Rudi FehrRudi FehrSelf
Paul FalkenbergPaul FalkenbergSelf
Bronislau KaperBronislau KaperSelf

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