Continental Strangers: German Exile Cinema, 1933-1951

by Gerd Gemünden

Book Overview

Hundreds of German-speaking film professionals took refuge in Hollywood during the 1930s and 1940s, making a lasting contribution to American cinema. Hailing from Austria, Hungary, Poland, Russia, and the Ukraine, as well as Germany, and including Ernst Lubitsch, Fred Zinnemann, Billy Wilder, and Fritz Lang, these multicultural, multilingual writers and directors betrayed distinct cultural sensibilities in their art. Gerd Gem nden focuses on Edgar...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231166796
• ISBN13: 9780231166799
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"