Documentary · East Germany · 1971 · 13m

Leo Haas: Artist and Witness of His Times

Leo Haas: Zeichner - Zeuge - Zeitgenosse

Director

Jörg d'Bomba

Cast

Leo Haas as Self Thomas Kästner as Narrator (voice)

Crew

Manfred Schreyer — Director of Photography Eva d'Bomba — Editor Jörg d'Bomba — Writer

Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators

Jörg d'Bomba Director Manfred Schreyer Director of Photography Eva d'Bomba Editor Jörg d'Bomba Writer

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