Meier Helmbrecht (play)

Meier Helmbrecht is a 1928 play by the German writer Eugen Ortner. A historical tragedy set around 1250, it was first staged at the Munich Kammerspiele. It was subsequently staged less successfully at the Staatliches Schauspielhaus in Berlin with a cast including Veit Harlan and Friedrich Kayßler.[1]

Meier Helmbrecht
Written byEugen Ortner
Date premiered1928
Place premieredMunich Kammerspiele
Original languageGerman
GenreTragedy

This 1928 play draws from the ca. 1250-1280 satirical poem of the same name by the Bavarian-Austrian author Wernher der Gartenaere.

References
  1. Noack p.72

Bibliography
  • Noack, Frank. Veit Harlan: The Life and Work of a Nazi Filmmaker. University Press of Kentucky, 2016.
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