April 22, 2008

Real to Reel: WW II in Film, Newsreels and Documentaries

Panelists from left to right: Professor Arnold Krammer, Texas A & M University, signing his book on German POWs in the U.S.; Dr. Barbara Stelzl-Marx, deputy director of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for the Study of the
Consequences of War, Graz, Austria, & Austrian Academy of Sciences, who lectured on Billy Wilder's movie "Stalag XVII"; Glen Jostad, American survivor of five German Stalags, who riveted a large audience with his personal story; Guenter Bischof, Presidential Counselor the WW II Museum and session chair.

During the recent conference "Real to Reel: WW II in Film, Newsreels and Documentaries" organized by the National World War II Museum, UNO Chair
of History Guenter Bischof chaired both the keynote address by noted British World War II historian Antony Beevor and a panel on "Behind Barbard Wire: Films on the Dark Side of World War II."

The special exhibition Real to Reel: Hollywood & World War II features artifacts, images, war-era movie posters and audio video elements. On exhibit are items worn or used by stars such as Clark Gable, Jimmy Stewart and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Visitors will be able to view clips from selected movies, cartoons and shorts and also might recognize some stars and stars-to-be in military training and propaganda films. The exhibit runs from April 11- August 31, 2008.