Theodor Otto Richard Plievier (Plivier, until 1933) (12 February 1892,
Berlin
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– 12 March 1955,
Avegno, Switzerland
Avegno was a municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 20 April 2008, Avegno and Gordevio merged to form Avegno Gordevio.SMS Wolf''. After the war, he released his first novel, ''Des Kaisers Kulis'' (''The Kaiser's Coolies''), about his experiences on board the ship. It would later be adapted into a stageplay, and was banned after the Nazi
Machtergreifung
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.
His experiences in war form the basis of his documentary novel .
A television version of ''Stalingrad'' was produced by NDR in West Germany, and first shown on 31 January 1963. Adapted by Klaus Hubalek and directed by Gustav Burmester, it starred Ullrich Haupt as Generalmajor Vilshofen, Wolfgang Büttner as General Gönnern,
Hanns Lothar
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as Gnotke, and P. Walter Jacob as General Vennekohl. Hubalek's screenplay was subsequently translated into English and directed by
Rudolph Cartier
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17 April 1904 – 7 June 1994) was an Austrian television director, filmmaker, screenwriter and producer who worked predominantly in British television, excl ...
for the
BBC
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's ''
Festival
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'' series, first shown on 4 December 1963. This version starred
Albert Lieven
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Early life
Lieven was born in Olsztynek, Hohenstein, German Empire. His father was the head physician of the Tuberculosis sanatorium Hohenstein, ...
as Vilshofen,
Peter Vaughan
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Vaughan played Gr ...
as Gonnern,
André van Gyseghem
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Early life
Van Gyseghem was born on 18 August 1906 in Eltham, Kent, the son of Georges Em ...
as Vennekohl, and
Harry Fowler
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Personal life
Fowler was born in Lambeth, so ...
as Gnotke.
Works in English
* ''Berlin'', translated by Louis Hagen, London, Panther (1969)
* ''The Kaiser Goes: The Generals Remain'', translated by A.W. Wheen, London, Faber and Faber, Limited (1933)
* ''The Kaiser’s Coolies'', translated by Margaret Green, H. Fertig, (1988, reprint c1931)
* ''Moscow'', translated by
Stuart Hood
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Life
Hood was born in Edzell, Angus, Scotland. His father was an infant s ...
, London, F. Muller (1953)
* ''The World's Last Corner'', adapted from a translation by Robert Pick, New York, Appleton-Century-Crofts (1951)
* ''Revolt on the Pampas'', translated by Charles Ashleigh, M. Joseph, Ltd. (1937)
* ''Stalingrad'', translated by
Richard and Clara Winston
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