{"product_id":"from-caligari-to-california-eric-pommers-life-in-the-international-film-wars-9781571810250","title":"From Caligari to California: Eric Pommer's Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tKnown as one of the great producers and promoters of the film industry, Eric Pommer had a life-long commitment to German film - despite his emigration in 1933 - and worked in France and Britian, as well as the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tAs German producer, studio executive, and film politician in the pre-Hitler era Erich (later Eric) Pommer (1889-1966), a native of Germany, was an innovator and pioneer, a vital force in leading German cinema to international acclaim with successes such as The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, The Nibelungen and The Blue Angel. As Motion Picture Control Officer of the US Military Government he undertook , from 1946-49, the difficult task of rebuilding West Germany's film industry from the ashes of the Second World War. He succeeded brilliantly, but not without paying the hefty price of becoming embroiled in the turmoil of postwar German politics which made him many friends, but also many enemies. This book is the first detailed account in English of the remarkable career of Pommer who became a legend in his own lifetime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. International Beginnings\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe French Connection: Berlin and Vienna\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Balkans\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2. Berlin: Pommer’s Decla\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tLooking Beyond Germany\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tGerman Film Art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. Ufa: Silent Film Production\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tBerlin Merger: Decla-Bioscop, Union-Film, Ufa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tPommer’s Rise to Power\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tPride Before the Fall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tFall from Grace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. American Interlude\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tHollywood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tBringing Hollywood to Berlin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5. Ufa: Transition to Sound Film\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe New Ufa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tErich Pommer Produktion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6. Exile and Immigration\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tParis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tHollywood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tLondon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tHollywood Again\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7. Germany Revisited\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tPostwar Germany\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tEric Pommer, U.S. Military Government Film Control Officer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tEric Pommer, Independent Producer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eAppendix I: \u003c\/strong\u003eBiography of John E. Pommer\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eAppendix II: \u003c\/strong\u003eAmerican Films in Germany\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eAppendix III: \u003c\/strong\u003eFilmography\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041405239639,"sku":"9781571810250","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781571810250.jpg?v=1750950141","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/from-caligari-to-california-eric-pommers-life-in-the-international-film-wars-9781571810250","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}