Underground and Emigrants

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Underground and Emigrants (1976)

Directed by Rosa von Praunheim

Documentary · 1h 29m

In this film, outspokenly homosexual filmmaker Rosa von Praunheim has documented his encounters with friends in the New York "underground" arts movement, the better-known of whom are William Burroughs (who says nothing for the camera), Andy Warhol (seen in the distance) and Fernando Arrabal (who is interviewed in Spanish). The emigrants named in the title are notable Germans who left the country before World War II, such as Greta Keller and Grete Mosheim. Reviewers at the time of the film's release considered it to have been a sort of paid vacation for the filmmaker rather than a serious effort. (Clarke Fountain, Rovi)

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Cast

Fernando Arrabal Self
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Lee Breuer Self William S. Burroughs Self Divine Self
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Tom Eyen Self
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Greta Keller Self
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Charles Ludlam Self Grete Mosheim Self
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Danny Partridge Self
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Lil Picard Self Rosa von Praunheim Self Andy Warhol Self

Crew

Director
Rosa von Praunheim
Writer
Rosa von Praunheim
Director of Photography
Lloyd Williams, Rosa von Praunheim, Scott Sorenson, Edvard Lieber
Editor
Edvard Lieber
Producer
Rosa von Praunheim, Jürgen Tomm

Details

Release date
1976-10-25
Runtime
1h 29m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
German
Countries
Germany
Production
Sender Freies Berlin