Leo Haas: Artist and Witness of His Times
1971·13 min
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
Original Title
Leo Haas: Zeichner - Zeuge - Zeitgenosse
Original Language
German
Production Country
XG, Germany
Release Date
06/25/1971
Leo Haas: Artist and Witness of His Times
1971·13 min
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
Original Title
Leo Haas: Zeichner - Zeuge - Zeitgenosse
Original Language
German
Production Country
XG, Germany
Release Date
06/25/1971
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Crew
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Leo Haas: Zeichner - Zeuge - Zeitgenosse
Released
1971-06-25
de
XG, Germany
