A chronicle of the rescue of oppressed intellectuals and artists from Europe before the outbreak of World War II. It studies the cultural and intellectual impact of this emigre population on American life.
Cast
Hans Bethe
Self
Bruno Bettelheim
Self
Arthur Cunningham
Narrator
Felicia Deyrup
Self
Alfred Eisenstaedt
Self
Enrico Fermi
Self
Mary Jayne Gold
Self
Hanna Holborn Gray
Self
Dolly Haas
Self
Fritz Lang
Self
Erich Leinsdorf
Self
Lotte Lenya
Self
Golo Mann
Self
Herbert Marcuse
Self
Hans Sahl
Self
Nuria Schoenberg
Self
Rod Serling
Self
Leó Szilárd
Self
Edward Teller
Self
Sabine Thomson
Narrator
Billy Wilder
Self
Helen Wolff
Self
Crew
Richard Kaplan
Director, Co-Writer, Editor, Producer
Lou Potter
Co-Writer, Co-Producer
Anne Borin
Editor
Walter Hess
Editor
Catherine Taylor
Producer
Dick Blofson
Camera Operator
Kit Davidson
Camera Operator
Rob Issen
Camera Operator
Axel Reinhard
Camera Operator
Dyanna Taylor
Camera Operator
Laurent Lafran
Sound
Lawrence Loewinger
Sound
Peter Miller
Sound
Scott Nielsson
Sound
Horst Stroemer
Sound
Gerd Willert
Sound