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December 3rd, 2008
<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.
December 2nd, 2008
Video Exclusive: Exodus to Hollywood
 
Video Exclusive: Exodus to Hollywood
As Hitler expands his territory in Europe, more and more of Germany's film professionals leave for Hollywood.
December 1st, 2008
Video Exclusive: Movie Stars Entertain Troops
 
Video Exclusive: Movie Stars Entertain Troops
The exiles participate in the war effort, including entertaining troops on leave, selling war bonds and becoming air raid wardens.
December 1st, 2008
Video Exclusive: Rudi Fehr Arrives in New York
 
Video Exclusive: Rudi Fehr Arrives in New York
Editor Rudi Fehr describes leaving Europe and arriving in New York in 1936.
December 1st, 2008
Video Exclusive: Rudi Fehr Arrives in Hollywood
 
Video Exclusive: Rudi Fehr Arrives in Hollywood
Editor Rudi Fehr relates the story of his arrival in Hollywood, and his connections to established exiles from Hitler's Germany.
December 1st, 2008
Video Exclusive: Rudi Fehr and <i>Prizzi’s Honor</i>
 
Video Exclusive: Rudi Fehr and Prizzi’s Honor
Editor Rudi Fehr talks about being recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for his work on Prizzi's Honor.
December 1st, 2008
Video Exclusive: Exiles Succeed in Hollywood
 
Video Exclusive: Exiles Succeed in Hollywood
Billy Wilder is just one of the more than 800 exiles who journey to Hollywood and succeed in the studio system.
December 1st, 2008
Video Exclusive: Emigrés Share Information
 
Video Exclusive: Emigrés Share Information
The Jewish emigre community maintains cohesion and shares information about what is going on in Europe during World War II.
December 1st, 2008
Video Exclusive: Erich Korngold Stays in the U.S.
 
Video Exclusive: Erich Korngold Stays in the U.S.
Composer Erich Korngold and his family are forced to stay in the U.S. as Hitler tightens his grip on Europe's Jewish community.
December 1st, 2008
Video Exclusive: Fritz Lang Struggles in Hollywood
 
Video Exclusive: Fritz Lang Struggles in Hollywood
Renowned director Fritz Lang struggles to find his place in the Hollywood studio system upon his arrival in Los Angeles.
December 1st, 2008
Video Exclusive: UFA Studios Fires Jewish Employees
 
Video Exclusive: UFA Studios Fires Jewish Employees
UFA studios, a giant of Berlin's cinema before World War II, starts firing Jewish employees under pressure from the Nazi party.
December 1st, 2008
Video Exclusive: <i>Death Mills</i>
 
Video Exclusive: Death Mills
Billy Wilder is hired by the U.S. Army to document the horror of the Nazi concentration camps at the end of World War II in the film Death Mills.
December 1st, 2008
Video Exclusive: Hedy Lamarr
 
Video Exclusive: Hedy Lamarr
Actress Hedy Lamarr arrives in Hollywood in 1937, and is quickly cast in her first feature, Algiers, in 1938.
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