Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood (2009)

Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood

2009

1h 57m

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Overview

Eight hundred German filmmakers (cast and crew) fled the Nazis in the 1930s. The film uses voice-overs, archival footage, and film clips to examine Berlin's vital filmmaking in the 1920s; then it follows a producer, directors, composers, editors, writers, and actors to Hollywood: some succeeded and many found no work. Among those profiled are Erich Pommer, Joseph May, Ernst Lubitsch, Fritz Lang, Billy Wilder, and Peter Lorre. Once in Hollywood, these exiles helped each other, housed new arrivals, and raised money so others could escape. Some worked on anti-Nazi films, like Casablanca. The themes and lighting of German Expressionism gave rise in Hollywood to film noir.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies

Deutsche Kinemathek für Film und Fernsehen

Production Countries

United States of America

Spoken Languages

English

Keywords

germany filmmaking woman director

Quick Facts

Release Date	January 1, 2009
Status	Released
Language	EN

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