{"product_id":"frank-wisbar-henry-nicolella-9781476666884","title":"Frank Wisbar: The Director of Ferryman Maria, from Germany to America and Back","description":"\u003cp\u003e German director Frank Wisbar (1899-1967) had the misfortune of achieving success as a filmmaker just as Hitler came to power. While critics praised his work, Nazi cultural watchdogs were scornful of his attempts to chart \"the landscape of the soul\" in films like \u003ci\u003eFerryman Maria\u003c\/i\u003e (1936) and \u003ci\u003eAnna and Elisabeth\u003c\/i\u003e (1933). Wisbar fled to America, where Hollywood saw him as no more than a technician, good for churning out low-budget horror like \u003ci\u003eStrangler of the Swamp\u003c\/i\u003e (1945) and \u003ci\u003eDevil Bat's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e (1946).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A successful stint in early television allowed him to return home to a very different Germany, where he abandoned his earlier mystical themes to tackle questions of war and peace, tabloid journalism and racial conflict. The author examines the films and career of an under-appreciated auteur who ultimately lost faith in his own vision.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry Nicolella\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476666881\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476666884\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 239\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.50d","brand":"Henry Nicolella","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48485288902911,"sku":"9781476666884","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_258eb9f6-fc5d-4875-b96d-8e98b54a35fe.jpg?v=1778049011","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/frank-wisbar-henry-nicolella-9781476666884","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}