Erwin Leiser
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Erwin Leiser (May 16, 1923 – August 22, 1996)[1] was a German-born director, writer, and actor.
Born and raised in Berlin, he fled to Sweden at the age of 15 to escape the Nazi Party. He graduated from the University of Lund and worked as a journalist and a drama and literary critic.[2]
He is best known for his documentary Mein Kampf, based on Nazi footage from secret archives and depicting Nazi atrocities.[3] He subsequently made other documentaries both on Nazi Germany and other topics.
In 1967, he was a member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival.[1]
Leiser published the book Nazi Cinema in 1974.
Erwin Leiser was buried in Zürich's Israelitischer Friedhof Oberer Friesenberg.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Erwin Leiser (1923–1996)
- ↑ Erwin Leiser at New York Times
- ↑ Erwin Leiser
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External links
- Erwin Leiser at the Internet Movie Database
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Mein Kampf (1960) at IMDb
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