Release Date

25 Jun, 1971

Runtime

00:13: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

Leo Haas: Zeichner - Zeuge - Zeitgenosse