Kunst als Waffe - John Heartfield

Jun 4, 2023

★ 8.0

Overview

With a pair of scissors and some paper, he turned his art into a weapon the Nazis feared. A look back at the eventful career of satirist John Heartfield (1891-1968), pioneer of photomontage and modern graphic design.

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Documentary

TV Movie

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Hanfgarn & Ufer Filmproduktion

Mischief Films

Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion

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