Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood
Jan 01, 2009 · 1h 57m
Director
Karen ThomasOverview
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.
Cast of Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood
Crew of Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood
About Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood
What is Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood about?
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…
When was Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood released?
Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood was released on January 1, 2009.
How long is Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood?
Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood runs 1 hour 57 minutes (117 minutes).
Who directed Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood?
Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood was directed by Karen Thomas.
Who is in the cast of Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood?
The cast of Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood includes Sigourney Weaver (Narrator (voice)) and Lupita Tovar (Self - Interviewee).