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Carl Laemmle ( / ˈlɛmli / ⓘ; born Karl Lämmle; January 17, 1867 – September 24, 1939) was a German-American film producer and the co-founder and, until 1934, owner of Universal Pictures. He produced or worked on over 400 films. Regarded as one of the most important of the early film pioneers, Laemmle was born in what is now Germany.
Jan 15, 2019 · Carl Laemmle: Directed by James L. Freedman. With Antonia Carlotta, Ahilan Arulanantham, Bob Balaban, Peter Bogdanovich. Carl Laemmle is a feature documentary about the extraordinary life story of Carl Laemmle, the German-Jewish immigrant who founded Universal Pictures, and saved over 300 Jewish families from Nazi Germany.
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- Documentary, Biography, History
- James L. Freedman
- 2019-01-15
Carl Laemmle died in 1939 of a heart attack in Los Angeles at age 72. As with most Hollywood studios, production boomed during WW2, and by 1945 the studio was averaging a release of one feature film per week.
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Carl Laemmle is a feature documentary about the extraordinary life story of Carl Laemmle, the German-Jewish immigrant who founded Universal Studios -- and used his wits, power, wealth, fame, influence and dedication to heroically save over 300 Jewish families from Nazi Germany.
Rent Carl Laemmle on Prime Video, or buy it on Prime Video. The extraordinary life story of Carl Laemmle, the German-Jewish immigrant who founded Universal Pictures and saved over 300...
- James L. Freedman
- Documentary
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Jan 17, 2017 · Film. Carl Laemmle, the German who invented Hollywood. 01/17/2017. He left Germany for the US with only a few dollars and became one of the great pioneers of Hollywood: Carl Laemmle's...
A Film by James L. Freedman. USA, 2019. Documentary. English. 91 Minutes. Discover the extraordinary life story of Carl Laemmle, the German-Jewish immigrant who founded Universal Pictures, and saved over 300 Jewish families from Nazi Germany.
