I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America (1992)

The story of Kurt Weill 's relationship with the American popular theatre. During his years in exile on Broadway, the composer of Mack the Knife and The Alabama Song, who personified decadent Berlin, found a new life in New York, creating such standards as September Song and Speak Low. Director Barrie Gavin describes the film as "the history of an artist ... struggling to write music which could have real meaning for the society he had just joined." Weill is remembered by the conductor Maurice Abravanel and the actor Burgess Meredith and there are extracts from several of his works.

Cast (18)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

D

Dennis Marks

Narrator

M

Maurice Abravanel

Guest

Burgess Meredith

Guest

L

Lys Symonette

Guest

Judy Kaye

Singer

K

Kevin Angerson

Singer

Franc D'Ambrosio

Singer

D

Daniele Narducci

Singer

M

Michael Scarborough

Singer

J

Julie Cooke

Dancer

H

Hans Pitsch

Voice, The words of Kurt Weill

Maxwell Anderson

Ira Gershwin

M

Moss Hart

Lotte Lenya

O

Ogden Nash

Max Reinhardt

E

Elmer Rice

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