Leo Haas: Artist and Witness of His Times

Leo Haas: Artist and Witness of His Times

Release date : June 25, 1971
Runtime : 13m
Countries of origin : East Germany / Germany /
Original Language : German /
Director : Jörg d'Bomba /
Writers : Jörg d'Bomba /
Production companies : DEFA-Studio für Trickfilme /
June 25, 1971 13m East Germany Documentary German More
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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.
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  • title:Leo Haas: Artist and Witness of His Times
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1971
  • Runtime:13m
  • Genres: Documentary ·
  • Countries of origin: East Germany · Germany ·
  • Original Language: German ·
  • Director: Jörg d'Bomba /
  • Writers: Jörg d'Bomba ·
  • Production companies: DEFA-Studio für Trickfilme ·
  • 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.
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