Paul the Puppeteer

The story is set at Der Alte Schützenhof in Husum

Paul the Puppeteer (German: Pole Poppenspäler) is an 1874 novella by the German writer Theodor Storm. It is about a Frisian woodturner who tells the story of how he got his nickname.

An English translation by Denis Jackson was published in 2004.[1] The story has been adapted for film multiple times.[2]

Film adaptations

  • 1935 – Pole Poppenspäler, directed by Curt Oertel
  • 1944/1945 – Der Puppenspieler, directed by Alfred Braun, left unfinished
  • 1954 – Pole Poppenspäler, directed by Arthur Pohl
  • 1968 – Pole Poppenspäler, directed by Günther Anders
  • 1988 – Pole Poppenspäler, directed by Guy Kubli

References

  1. ↑ "Paul the Puppeteer, with The Village on the Moor and Renate". WorldCat. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
  2. ↑ The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. 1999. p. 445.
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