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A slightly ironical description of the colony of German artists in Los Angeles, who had to leave their country during the Nazi-regime. A young playwriter (von Horvath) joins them and finds out, that there are gaps between the artistical attitudes and the real live behavior of authors like Thomas or Heinrich Mann, Lion Feuchtwanger or Bertold Brecht.Read moreLess
A slightly ironical description of the colony of German artists in Los Angeles, who had to leave their country during the Nazi-regime. A young playwriter (von Horvath) joins them and finds out, that there are gaps between the artistical attitudes and the real live behavior of authors like Thomas or Heinrich Mann, Lion Feuchtwanger or Bertold Brecht.
The story
A slightly ironical description of the colony of German artists in Los Angeles, who had to leave their country during the Nazi-regime. A young playwriter (von Horvath) joins them and finds out, that there are gaps between the artistical attitudes and the real live behavior of authors like Thomas or Heinrich Mann, Lion Feuchtwanger or Bertold Brecht.
Cast & crew
Jeremy IronsOdon Von Horvath
Alec GuinnessHeinrich Mann
Charles DurningCharles F. Money
Elizabeth McGovernHelen Schwartz
Robin BaileyThomas Mann
Sinéad CusackNelly Mann
Jack ShepherdBertolt Brecht
Lynn FarleighHelene Weigel
Michael McShane
Jan ChappellMarta Feuchtwanger
Barbara NewKatja MannExplore the crew
- Director
- Howard Davies
- Writer
- Christopher Hampton