''Paul the Puppeteer'' () is an 1874 novella by the German writer

Theodor Storm Hans Theodor Woldsen Storm (; 14 September 18174 July 1888), commonly known as Theodor Storm, was a German-Frisian writer and poet. He is considered to be one of the most important figures of German realism. Life Storm was born in the small t ...

. 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. The story has been adapted for film multiple times.

Film adaptations

* 1935 – ''Pole Poppenspäler'', directed by Curt Oertel * 1944/1945 – ''Der Puppenspieler'', directed by

Alfred Braun Alfred Braun (3 May 1888 – 3 January 1978) was a pioneer of German radio. He became famous as a radio reporter and radio play director, among other things. He was also an actor, stage and film director, and screenwriter. Although he was arres ...

, left unfinished * 1954 – '' Pole Poppenspäler'', directed by

Arthur Pohl Arthur Pohl (22 March 1900 – 15 June 1970) was a German screenwriter and film director. Selected filmography Director * ''The Bridge'' (1949) * '' Die Jungen vom Kranichsee'' (1950) * '' Corinna Schmidt'' (1951) * '' Die Unbesiegbaren'' (1953) ...

* 1968 – ''Pole Poppenspäler'', directed by

Günther Anders Günther Anders (; born Günther Siegmund Stern, 12 July 1902 – 17 December 1992) was a German-born philosopher, journalist and critical theorist. Trained as a philosopher in the phenomenological tradition, he obtained his doctorate under ...

* 1988 – ''Pole Poppenspäler'', directed by Guy Kubli

References

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''Pole Poppenspäler''
at Projekt Gutenberg-DE {{Authority control 1874 German novels German novels adapted into films German-language novels Novellas by Theodor Storm