[EFF19S10] Session 10: Günter Peter Straschek – Film Emigration From Nazi Germany
Cite as:
Temple, Michael and Barrington, Matthew
(2023):
[EFF19S10] Session 10: Günter Peter Straschek – Film Emigration From Nazi Germany.
Birkbeck College, University of London.
doi: https://doi.org/10.18743/DATA.00000317
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1 April 2019, 11:00, Birkbeck Cinema, and 19:00, Goethe-Institut London
For the very first time in the UK, Essay Film Festival presented in full Peter Straschek’s astonishing five-part film-historical series about film personnel working in the German cinema industry who were forced into exile during the Nazi period. This event, dedicated to the memory of Werner Dütsch (1939-2018), foregrounded Straschek as a vital filmmaker and important chronicler of the persecution of filmmakers under the Nazis, as well as the turmoil of escape and living in exile.
Based on extensive interviews, shot on 16mm in a series of static long takes, Filmemigration aus Nazideutschland, is one of the most fascinating examples of “film history on film” ever produced. Straschek devoted years to researching the topic and accumulating both film and non-film materials. Apart from some radio features and articles, however, this 290-minute TV programme remains the only published trace of Straschek’s lifelong work on the emigration of film personnel. He had intended to publish a three-volume book, encompassing all available data about 3,000 emigrants originating from the centre and peripheries of film production, but the book never materialised.
Films: Film Emigration from Nazi Germany [Filmemigration aus Nazideutschland], Günter Peter Straschek, Germany, 1975, digital, 290 minutes (5 x 58 minutes), German with English subtitles
Introduction by Volker Pantenburg (Freie Universität Berlin): “Straschek and Retelling Film History on Television”
Part one: Who Was Smart Got Out Quick [Wer klug war, ging schnell raus], Germany, 1975, digital, 58 minutes, German with English subtitles
Part two: We Were Startled and Outlawed [Wir waren aufgescheucht und vogelfrei], Germany, 1975, digital, 58 minutes, German with English subtitles
Illustrated lecture by Julia Friedrich about the exhibition “Hier und jetzt/Here and Now: Günter Peter Straschek. Emigration-Film-Politics, Museum Ludwig, March-July 2018”
Part three: Out of Europe and a Certain Safety [Aus Europa draußen und in einer gewissen Sicherheit], Germany, 1975, digital, 58 minutes, German with English subtitles
Part four: Under Palm Trees and Blue Sky [Unter Palmen und blauem Himmel], Germany, 1975, digital, 58 minutes, German with English subtitles
Part five: You Never Knew Who You Could Shake Hands With [Man wußte ja nie, wem man die Hand geben konnte], Germany, 1975, digital, 58 minutes, German with English subtitles
This event marked the launch of a “TV Essay Dossier” in Critical Studies in Television (“TV Dossier 1: The Case of Westdeutscher Rundfunk, WDR”, Critical Studies in Television, 14:1, 2019, 106-138).
In collaboration with Goethe-Institut London, and with support from Austrian Cultural Forum, London.
For the very first time in the UK, Essay Film Festival presented in full Peter Straschek’s astonishing five-part film-historical series about film personnel working in the German cinema industry who were forced into exile during the Nazi period. This event, dedicated to the memory of Werner Dütsch (1939-2018), foregrounded Straschek as a vital filmmaker and important chronicler of the persecution of filmmakers under the Nazis, as well as the turmoil of escape and living in exile.
Based on extensive interviews, shot on 16mm in a series of static long takes, Filmemigration aus Nazideutschland, is one of the most fascinating examples of “film history on film” ever produced. Straschek devoted years to researching the topic and accumulating both film and non-film materials. Apart from some radio features and articles, however, this 290-minute TV programme remains the only published trace of Straschek’s lifelong work on the emigration of film personnel. He had intended to publish a three-volume book, encompassing all available data about 3,000 emigrants originating from the centre and peripheries of film production, but the book never materialised.
Films: Film Emigration from Nazi Germany [Filmemigration aus Nazideutschland], Günter Peter Straschek, Germany, 1975, digital, 290 minutes (5 x 58 minutes), German with English subtitles
Introduction by Volker Pantenburg (Freie Universität Berlin): “Straschek and Retelling Film History on Television”
Part one: Who Was Smart Got Out Quick [Wer klug war, ging schnell raus], Germany, 1975, digital, 58 minutes, German with English subtitles
Part two: We Were Startled and Outlawed [Wir waren aufgescheucht und vogelfrei], Germany, 1975, digital, 58 minutes, German with English subtitles
Illustrated lecture by Julia Friedrich about the exhibition “Hier und jetzt/Here and Now: Günter Peter Straschek. Emigration-Film-Politics, Museum Ludwig, March-July 2018”
Part three: Out of Europe and a Certain Safety [Aus Europa draußen und in einer gewissen Sicherheit], Germany, 1975, digital, 58 minutes, German with English subtitles
Part four: Under Palm Trees and Blue Sky [Unter Palmen und blauem Himmel], Germany, 1975, digital, 58 minutes, German with English subtitles
Part five: You Never Knew Who You Could Shake Hands With [Man wußte ja nie, wem man die Hand geben konnte], Germany, 1975, digital, 58 minutes, German with English subtitles
This event marked the launch of a “TV Essay Dossier” in Critical Studies in Television (“TV Dossier 1: The Case of Westdeutscher Rundfunk, WDR”, Critical Studies in Television, 14:1, 2019, 106-138).
In collaboration with Goethe-Institut London, and with support from Austrian Cultural Forum, London.
Previews
1 - EFF19S10 Introduction (EFF19S10 Gunter Peter Straschek Emigration 1 Intro Janet McCabe Julia Friedrich.WMA)
2 - EFF19S10 Conversation 1 (EFF19S10 Gunter Peter Straschek Early Films Part 1.mp3)
3 - EFF19S10 Conversation 2 (EFF19S10 Gunter Peter Straschek Early Films Part 2.mp3)
4 - EFF19S10 Discussion 1 (EFF19S10 Gunter Peter Straschek Emigration 2 Volker Pantenburg.WMA)
5 - EFF19S10 Discussion 2 (EFF19S10 Gunter Peter Straschek Emigration 3 Julia Friedrich.WMA)
6 - EFF19S10 Final discussion (EFF19S10 Gunter Peter Straschek Emigration 4 Final discussion.WMA)
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| Dataset Title: | [EFF19S10] Session 10: Günter Peter Straschek – Film Emigration From Nazi Germany |
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| Creators: | Temple, Michael and Barrington, Matthew |
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| Data collection method: | The Essay Film Festival, active since 2015, presents a global range of contemporary and restored essayistic works. The events are now archived here for research purposes. |
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| Statement on legal, ethical, and access issues: | All film stills were provided by participating artists. |
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| Depositing User: | Emma Yapp | ||||||||||||||||
| Date Deposited: | 07 Jul 2026 13:58 | ||||||||||||||||
| Last Modified: | 07 Jul 2026 13:58 | ||||||||||||||||
| Publisher: | Birkbeck College, University of London |
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Cite as:
Temple, Michael and Barrington, Matthew
(2023):
[EFF19S10] Session 10: Günter Peter Straschek – Film Emigration From Nazi Germany.
Birkbeck College, University of London.
doi: https://doi.org/10.18743/DATA.00000317
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