Leo Haas: Artist and Witness of His Times
1971
13 min
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Overview
When the Nazis took power, the Jewish artist Leo Haas (1901-1983) was arrested in his Czechoslovakian hometown. He spent the next six years in different concentration camps and became known for the paintings he did in the Theresienstadt camp. This film presents Haas as a political artist and resistance fighter and celebrates him as a socialist caricaturist dedicated to the GDR.
Genres
Documentary
Production Countries
- East Germany
- Germany
Spoken Languages
- German de
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Cast
Leo Haas
Self
Thomas Kästner
Narrator (voice)
Crew
Jörg d'Bomba
Director
Peter Herrmann
Music
Jörg d'Bomba
Writer
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