This film essay explores the strange case of G.W.Pabst, the Austrian filmmaker who was considered a giant of early cinema before his reputation went behind a cloud.
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Georg Wilhelm Pabst | ... |
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Henri Alekan | ... |
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Freddy Buache | ... |
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Anne Friedberg | ... |
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Jan-Christopher Horak | ... |
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Rudolf S. Joseph | ... |
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Hilde Krahl | ... |
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Francis Lederer | ... |
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Ronny Loewy | ... |
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Herbert G. Luft | ... |
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Harold Nebenzahl | ... |
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Jean Oser | ... |
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Michael Pabst | ... |
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Micheline Presle | ... |
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Heide Schlüpmann | ... |
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Aglaja Schmid | ... |
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Carl Szokoll | ... |
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Johanna Heer | ||
Werner Schmiedel |
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Johanna Heer | ... | () |
Werner Schmiedel | ... | () |
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Johanna Heer | ... | producer |
Werner Schmiedel | ... | producer |
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Johanna Heer |
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Johanna Heer | ||
Werner Schmiedel |
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Werner Schmiedel | ... | sound |
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Harold Nebenzal | ... | himself |
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- Edition Filmmuseum (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
- River Lights Pictures (1991) (World-wide)
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This film essay explores the strange case of G.W.Pabst, the Austrian filmmaker who was considered a giant of early cinema before his reputation went behind a cloud. What possessed this liberal, cosmopolitan filmmaker to return to Austria in 1939 and direct movies for the Third Reich? |
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Trivia | Instead of generally relying on newsreel footage, the film uses locales as they exist in present time. See more » |
Movie Connections | Features The Joyless Street (1925). See more » |