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Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood Poster

Cinema's Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood

2009 | 117m | English

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Director: Karen Thomas
Writer: Karen Thomas
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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.
Release Date: Jan 01, 2009
Director: Karen Thomas
Writer: Karen Thomas
Genres: Documentary, TV Movie
Keywords germany, filmmaking, woman director
Production Companies Deutsche Kinemathek für Film und Fernsehen
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Feb 07, 2026
Entered: May 03, 2024
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Name Character
Sigourney Weaver Narrator (voice)
Lupita Tovar Self - Interviewee
Name Job
Karen Thomas Writer, Director
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