Siodmak, known for his groundbreaking film Menschen am Sonntag (People on Sunday, 1929), had to leave Germany in 1933 because of his Jewish heritage. His escape took him and his brother Curt first to France and finally to the US, which was then a safe haven for people threatened with persecution.
Siodmak, known for his groundbreaking film Menschen am Sonntag (People on Sunday, 1929), had to leave Germany in 1933 because of his Jewish heritage. His escape took him and his brother Curt first to France and finally to the US, which was then a safe haven for people threatened with persecution.
