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Heinar Kipphardt

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Heinar Kipphardt

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1922-03-08 (Hechingen)
Died
1982-11-18 (Tübingen) age 60
Nationality
Germany
Languages
German
Residence History
Germany

Career

Occupations
playwright, writer, physician, screenwriter
Active Years
1950-1982

Education

University of Freiburg
Faculty of Medicine / Medicine
Degree: MD
Period: 1940s
Year of Graduation: 1948
Country: Germany
Studied medicine
University of Tübingen
Faculty of Medicine / Medicine
Degree: MD
Period: 1940s-1951
Year of Graduation: 1951
Country: Germany
Obtained medical degree

Awards

Schiller Memorial Prize
1962
Result: 受賞
Grimme-Preis
1965
Work: In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Organization: Grimme-Preis jury
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer

1964 Documentary theatre

A dramatization of the Oppenheimer security hearing

Science and ethicsAtomic bombPolitical persecution
Adaptations
  • [TV film] In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer / Gerhard Klingenberg (1964)

Adaptations

  • Der Hund des Generals (1964 TV)
  • The Joel Brand Story (1964 TV)
  • Alexander März (1976 TV)
  • Die Stühle des Herrn Szmil (1979 TV)
  • Die Nacht, in der der Chef geschlachtet wurde (1979 TV)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Documentary theatreRealism
Recurring Motifs
Dilemmas of scientistsPolitics and morality

Legacy

German writer prominent in documentary theatre during the 1960s, best known for his play on the Oppenheimer security hearing.