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Paul the Puppeteer

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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

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  • 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

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  1. ^ Paul the Puppeteer, with The Village on the Moor and Renate. OCLC 52566801. Retrieved 2016-04-24 – via WorldCat.
  2. ^ Goble, Alan (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. p. 445. ISBN 9783110951943.
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