Shadows in Paradise: Hitler's Exiles in Hollywood (movie)

Shadows in Paradise: Hitler's Exiles in Hollywood (movie)

  • Production country: United States of America
  • Producer: Peter Rosen
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release date: 1/1/2008
  • Run time: 58 min.

Movie description

To escape Hitler's regime, thousands of intellectuals and radicals fled Europe for the United States in the 1930s; this documentary focuses on the prominent figures who moved to Hollywood and made contributions to American music, art and culture. Well-known exiles profiled here include Bertolt Brecht, Fritz Lang, Arnold Schoenberg, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Salka Viertel, Thomas Mann and many others.