Quick Info
Status: Ended
Network: WDR Fernsehen
Type: Documentary
Rating: 9.0/10
Film Emigration from Nazi Germany
Overview
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.
This production, originally released in 1975, has captivated audiences with its unique storytelling. As a Documentary series, it brings a fresh perspective to the Documentary genre, maintaining a strong viewer rating of 9.0 across its 1 season.
- Storyline Highlights:
- • Explores themes within Documentary.
- • Produced in Germany.
- • Original Language: German.
Directed By
Written By
Starring Cast
Hans Feld
Self
Marta Feuchtwanger
Self
Artur Gottlein
Self
Peter Kartner
Self
Curt Bois
Self (archive footage)
Fritz Kortner
Self (archive footage)
Anatole Litvak
Self
Luise Rainer
Self
Seasons
Season 1
5 Episodes • Aired 1975-11-11
This documentary was made the late 1960's by filmmaker Gunter Straschek and his wife Karin Rausch. It is a compilation of interviews with many actors (or their descendants) and others in the movie making business who fled Nazi Germany.
