Film Emigration from Nazi Germany

1975
Ended
Documentary
~1h / ep
1 season

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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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.

E1. Wer klug war, ging schnell raus
Nov 11, 1975 · 60m
Episode 1: Those Who Were Smart Got Out Quick.
E2. Wir waren aufgescheucht und vogelfrei
Nov 11, 1975 · 60m
Episode 2: We Were Startled and Outlawed.
E3. Aus Europa draußen und in einer gewissen Sicherheit
Nov 11, 1975 · 60m
Episode 3: Away from Europe, and to Some Safety.
E4. Unter Palmen und blauem Himmel
Nov 11, 1975 · 60m
Episode 4: Under Palm Trees and Blue Sky.
E5. Man wusste ja nie wem man die Hand geben konnte
Nov 11, 1975 · 60m
Episode 5: You Never Knew Who You Could Shake Hands With.