Exil Shanghai


4h 35m 1996

Brief Synopsis

By the end of the 1930's, Shanghai, because of it ex-territorial status, became the last possible haven for many European Jews. The film traces the lives of several Germans, Austrians, and Russians whose paths crossed in wartime China. Interviews, photographs, and documents combined with contemporar

Film Details

Also Known As
Exile Shanghai
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1996

Technical Specs

Duration
4h 35m

Synopsis

By the end of the 1930's, Shanghai, because of it ex-territorial status, became the last possible haven for many European Jews. The film traces the lives of several Germans, Austrians, and Russians whose paths crossed in wartime China. Interviews, photographs, and documents combined with contemporary images of the Far East's largest metropolis provide an account of historic exile.

Film Details

Also Known As
Exile Shanghai
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1996

Technical Specs

Duration
4h 35m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1996

Released in United States 1997

Released in United States February 1997

Released in United States January 1999

Released in United States November 1997

Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (International Forum of Young Cinema) February 13-24, 1997.

Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 24 - May 8, 1997.

Released in United States 1996

Released in United States 1997 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 24 - May 8, 1997.)

Released in United States January 1999 (Shown in New York City (Anthology Film Archives) January 28-29, 1999.)

Released in United States February 1997 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (International Forum of Young Cinema) February 13-24, 1997.)

Released in United States November 1997 (Shown in New York City (MoMA) as part of program "Recent Films from Germany" November 1-16, 1997.)