I Was Jack Mortimer (novel)
Author | Alexander Lernet-Holenia |
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Country | Austria |
Language | German |
Genre | Thriller |
Publication date | 1933 |
Media type |
I Was Jack Mortimer (German: Ich war Jack Mortimer) is a 1933 thriller novel by the Austrian writer Alexander Lernet-Holenia.
In 1935 it was adapted into a German film of the same title directed by Carl Froelich and starring Anton Walbrook and Sybille Schmitz. In 1952 it was adapted into the Austrian film Adventure in Vienna directed by Emil E. Reinert and starring Gustav Fröhlich and Cornell Borchers.[1] A separate English-language version Stolen Identity (1953) was also produced. The West German television film (1961) was directed by Michael Kehlmann.
References[]
- ^ Goble p.282
Bibliography[]
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
Categories:
- 1933 German-language novels
- Austrian novels adapted into films
- Novels by Alexander Lernet-Holenia
- Austrian thriller novels
- 1930s novel stubs
- Thriller novel stubs