From Caligari to California : Erich Pommer's life in the international film wars / Ursula Hardt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hardt, Ursula, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pommer, Erich, 1889-1966.

Pommer, Erich.

Motion picture producers and directors--Germany--Biography.

Motion picture producers and directors.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford, [England] : Berghahn Books, 1996.

Summary:

Known as one of the great producers and promoters of the film industry, Eric Pommer had a life-long commitment to German film - despite his emigration in 1933 - and worked in France and Britian, as well as the United States. As German producer, studio executive, and film politician in the pre-Hitler era Erich (later Eric) Pommer (1889-1966), a native of Germany, was an innovator and pioneer, a vital force in leading German cinema to international acclaim with successes such as The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, The Nibelungen and The Blue Angel. As Motion Picture Control Officer of the US Military Government he undertook , from 1946-49, the difficult task of rebuilding West Germany's film industry from the ashes of the Second World War. He succeeded brilliantly, but not without paying the hefty price of becoming embroiled in the turmoil of postwar German politics which made him many friends, but also many enemies. This book is the first detailed account in English of the remarkable career of Pommer who became a legend in his own lifetime.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1. INTERNATIONAL BEGINNINGS

Chapter 2. BERLIN: POMMER’ S DECLA

Chapter 3. UFA: SILENT FILM PRODUCTION

Chapter 4. AMERICAN INTERLUDE

Chapter 5. UFA: TRANSITION TO SOUND FILM

Chapter 6. EXILE AND IMMIGRATION

Chapter 7. GERMANY REVISITED

CONCLUSION

APPENDIX A: Biography of John E. Pommer

APPENDIX B: American Films in Germany

APPENDIX C: Filmography

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781571819307

1571819304

9781571810250

1571810250

9781785330100

1785330101

OCLC:

1052113768