''Katharina Knie'' is a 1928 play by the German writer Carl Zuckmayer. It was first performed on 20 December 1928 at the

Lessing Theater The Lessing Theater was a theatre in the Mitte district of Berlin, Germany. It opened in 1888 and was destroyed in April 1945 in a bombing raid; its ruins were demolished after World War II. The construction of the theatre, for around 900,000 M ...

in Berlin starring

Elisabeth Lennartz Elisabeth Lennartz (1902–2001) was a German stage actress. Although she worked primarily in the theatre, she also appeared in several films. Lennartz was an associate of Marlene Dietrich in 1920s Berlin. In 1928 she starred in the play '' Kathar ...

and Albert Bassermann.Wagener p.50

Adaptations

* In 1929 the film was turned into a silent film '' Katharina Knie'' directed by Karl Grune * In 1957 it served as the basis for the musical '' Katharina Knie'' composed by Mischa Spoliansky with a

libretto A libretto (Italian for "booklet") is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or Musical theatre, musical. The term ''libretto'' is also sometimes used to refer to the t ...

by Robert Gilbert * It was also adapted for two television films released in 1964 and 1973.

References

Bibliography

* Wagener, Hans. ''Carl Zuckmayer Criticism: Tracing Endangered Fame''. Camden House, 1995. Plays by Carl Zuckmayer 1928 plays German plays adapted into films {{Germany-theat-stub