Leo Haas: Artist and Witness of His Times

Leo Haas: Artist and Witness of His Times

1971
13min

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.

Leo Haas: Artist and Witness of His Times

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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.
    Released
    25 June 1971
    Runtime
    13min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    German
    Production
    DEFA-Studio für Trickfilme
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