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    Leo Haas: Artist and Witness of His Times

    13'

    1971-06-25

    10

    Documentary

    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.

    DirectingJörg d'BombaWritingJörg d'Bomba

    Cast

    1

    Self

    Leo Haas

    1

    Narrator (voice)

    Thomas Kästner

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. East Germany
    • List of languages:
      1. German
    • List of companies:
      1. DEFA-Studio für Trickfilme
    • Vote Count: 1
    • Popularity: 0.3941
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Leo Haas: Zeichner - Zeuge - Zeitgenosse

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