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<em>CINEMA’S EXILES:</em> Watch the Preview

CINEMA’S EXILES: Watch the Preview

Watch a preview of CINEMA'S EXILES: FROM HITLER TO HOLLYWOOD. The film premieres on PBS stations in January 2009.

Posted: Dec 3rd, 2008  Comments: 23   Views: 3,954   
(28 votes)
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About the Film

About the Film

CINEMA’S EXILES: FROM HITLER TO HOLLYWOOD traces the experiences of the Jews who fled Nazi Germany and took refuge in Hollywood, and examines their impact on both the German and the American cinemas.

Posted: Dec 2nd, 2008  Comments: 29   Views: 4,367   
(32 votes)
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Photo Essay: <em>CINEMA’S EXILES</em>

Photo Essay: CINEMA’S EXILES

View a slideshow of the famed actors, directors and producers behind some of Hollywood's greatest films.

Posted: Dec 2nd, 2008  Comments: 6   Views: 4,316   
(12 votes)
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A Score of Appreciation for Golden Age Film Composer Franz Waxman

A Score of Appreciation for Golden Age Film Composer Franz Waxman

If you ask Franz Waxman’s son, John Waxman, to discuss his own life’s work–a library of music for motion pictures, one of the largest in the world– he immediately starts reminiscing about his father and the “Hollywood Sound”. There are very few people who remember this musical heritage–there are very few left who care.

Posted: Dec 2nd, 2008  Comments: 2   Views: 1,607   
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Test Your Knowledge: <em>CINEMA’S EXILES</em>

Test Your Knowledge: CINEMA’S EXILES

How much do you know about the influence of Europe's exiled Jewish filmmakers on old Hollywood? Take our quiz.

Posted: Dec 2nd, 2008  Comments: 0   Views: 2,118   
(10 votes)
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Major support for this program provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities, The Skirball Foundation, Public Broadcasting Service, The Winston Foundation, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman, The Lemberg Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support for this program provided by Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro, The Vital Projects Fund, New Line Cinema, Elaine and Alan G. Weiler, The Karma Foundation, Rosalind P. Walter, S. E. Canning, The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Alan Harper, Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Arnhold, Leila and Melville Straus, the Feuchtwanger Institute and public television viewers.