By Gene Phillips
"This ebook bargains with 5 eu movie administrators - Fritz Lang, William Wyler, Billy Wilder, Otto Preminger, and Fred Zinnemann - who have been pressured into exile within the wake of the increase of Hitler, and who in this case enriched the yank movie with a reservoir of latest expertise that have been nurtured in Europe. Of the various eu moviemakers who prompt themselves, the writer has selected those that have made enduring works that also attract filmgoers at the present time, as attested via their availability on tv and on videocassette."--BOOK JACKET. "The writer carried out own interviews with and corresponded with all 5 administrators featured during this ebook, lending a "first-hand" measurement and lengthening the book's advantages as a piece of unique scholarship."--BOOK JACKET.
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After the war, however, he returned home; he is not included in this study. Furthermore, it is important to note that not all European directors came to Hollywood because of the expansion of the Nazi empire. For example, William Wyler immigrated to Hollywood from his native Alsace-Lorraine in the 1920s; his coming to America had nothing to do with Hitler. Of the many moviemakers of European origin who suggest themselves for this study, I have chosen among those who have made several enduring works that still appeal to filmgoers today, as attested by their availability on television and on videocassette.
Lang's decision to make M came about in an interesting way. He had experienced a great deal of studio interference while making his last silent picture, a science fiction film entitled The Woman in the Moon (Frau Im Mond, 1929). As a result, "I was very disgusted with filmmaking and wanted to become a chemist," he recalled. Just at this time, however, an independent producer named Seymour Nebenzal invited Lang to make a picture for him. " Nebenzal agreed, and Lang set about making M.
As things turn out, Hagen (Hans Adalbert von Schlettow), the uncle of Gunther and Kriemhild, is jealous of Siegfried's popularity with the Burgundians and of his close friendship with Gunther. He consequently hatches a plot to liquidate Siegfried. Hagen has heard tell that Siegfried is invincible, with the exception of a single vulnerable spot on his body. He accordingly manipulates Kriemhild into telling him the exact location of Siegfried's vulnerable spot, which Siegfried had divulged to her alone.