The Port of Last Resort
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Cast & Crew
Joan Grossman
Barbara Sukowa
Otto Tausig
Jaromir Borek
Erika Deutinger
Fritz Von Friedl
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The migration of 18,000 Central European Jewish refugees to Shanghai in the years leading up to World War II is one of the least documented stories of Jews who escaped Nazi persecution. At a time when many international borders were closed to immigration, Shanghai was an international territory that required no visa for entry. The refugees came for temporary refuge, but many stayed much longer, creating a lively community in a ghetto under Japanese rule.
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Released in United States Winter December 10, 1999
Shown at Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in New York City (Walter Reade) June 11-24, 1999.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 24 - October 10, 1999.
16mm
color and b&w
dialogue German and English
subtitled German
Release in New York City (Anthology Film Archives) December 9-15, 1999.
Released in United States Winter December 10, 1999
