A chronicle of the rescue of oppressed intellectuals and artists from Europe before the outbreak of World War II. It studies the cultural and intellectual impact of this emigre population on American life.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Hans BetheSelf | Self |
| BBruno BettelheimSelf | Self |
| AArthur CunninghamNarrator | Narrator |
| FFelicia DeyrupSelf | Self |
| AAlfred EisenstaedtSelf | Self |
 Enrico FermiSelf | Self |
| MMary Jayne GoldSelf | Self |
| HHanna Holborn GraySelf | Self |
 Dolly HaasSelf | Self |
 Fritz LangSelf | Self |
| EErich LeinsdorfSelf | Self |
 Lotte LenyaSelf | Self |
| GGolo MannSelf | Self |
| HHerbert MarcuseSelf | Self |
| HHans SahlSelf | Self |
| NNuria SchoenbergSelf | Self |
 Rod SerlingSelf | Self |
| LLeó SzilárdSelf | Self |
 Edward TellerSelf | Self |
| SSabine ThomsonNarrator | Narrator |
 Billy WilderSelf | Self |
| HHelen WolffSelf | Self |