''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 writer. He is considered to be one of the most important figures of German realism. Life Storm was born in the small town of Husum, on the ...

. 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 (13 May 1888 – 3 January 1978) was a German screenwriter, actor and film director. Filmography Actor * ''Das Leid der Liebe'' (1916) * ''Der Sohn der Magd'' (1919) * '' The Gambler'' (1920) - Stöckel * '' Rosenmontag'' (1924) * ...

, left unfinished * 1954 – '' Pole Poppenspäler'', directed by Arthur Pohl * 1968 – ''Pole Poppenspäler'', directed by

Günther Anders Günther Anders (born Günther Siegmund Stern, 12 July 1902 – 17 December 1992) was a German-Austrian Jewish émigré, philosopher, essayist and journalist. Trained in the phenomenological tradition, he developed a philosophical anthropolo ...

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

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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