Overview

A chronicle of the rescue of oppressed intellectuals and artists from Europe before the outbreak of World War II. It studies the cultural and intellectual impact of this emigre population on American life.

Top Cast

Hans Bethe

Self

B

Bruno Bettelheim

Self

A

Arthur Cunningham

Narrator

F

Felicia Deyrup

Self

A

Alfred Eisenstaedt

Self

E

Enrico Fermi

Self

M

Mary Jayne Gold

Self

H

Hanna Holborn Gray

Self

Dolly Haas

Self

Fritz Lang

Self

E

Erich Leinsdorf

Self

Lotte Lenya

Self