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Film Emigration from Nazi Germany

IMDb 9.0 1975 • 60 min • Documentary

Director

Günter Peter Straschek

Country

DE

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Hans Feld
Hans Feld Self
Marta Feuchtwanger
Marta Feuchtwanger Self
Artur Gottlein
Artur Gottlein Self
Peter Kartner
Peter Kartner Self
Curt Bois
Curt Bois Self (archive footage)