Schinderhannes (play)
Schinderhannes is a 1927 play by the German writer Carl Zuckmayer. It was first performed on 13 October 1927 at the Lessing Theater in Berlin starring Eugen Klöpfer and Käthe Dorsch.[1] The play portrays the adventures of the 18th century German criminal Schinderhannes, often compared to Robin Hood, whose gang operated around the Hunsrück mountains in the Rhineland.
Film[]
In 1928 the play was adapted into a film The Prince of Rogues, directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Hans Stüwe as Schinderhannes.
1958 Der Schinderhannes, directed by Helmut Käutner, starring Curd Jürgens as Schinderhannes.
References[]
- ^ Wagener p.44-45
Bibliography[]
- Wagener, Hans. Carl Zuckmayer Criticism: Tracing Endangered Fame. Camden House, 1995.
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- Plays by Carl Zuckmayer
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