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

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

Documentary

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.

Director: Barrie Gavin

Casts

	Dennis Marks as Narrator
	Maurice Abravanel as Guest
	Burgess Meredith as Guest
	Lys Symonette as Guest
	Judy Kaye as Singer
	Kevin Angerson as Singer
	Franc D'Ambrosio as Singer
	Daniele Narducci as Singer
	Michael Scarborough as Singer
	Julie Cooke as Dancer
	Hans Pitsch as Voice, The words of Kurt Weill
	Maxwell Anderson as
	Ira Gershwin as
	Moss Hart as
	Lotte Lenya as
	Ogden Nash as
	Max Reinhardt as
	Elmer Rice as

Crew