Friedrich Dürrenmatt

Friedrich Dürrenmatt

Friedrich Dürrenmatt (5 January 1921 – 14 December 1990) was a Swiss author and dramatist. He was a proponent of epic theatre whose plays reflected the recent experiences of World War II. The politically active author's work included avant-garde dramas, philosophical crime novels, and macabre satire. Dürrenmatt was a member of the Gruppe Olten, a group of left-wing Swiss writers who convened regularly at a restaurant in the city of Olten. Dürrenmatt was born in Konolfingen, canton of Bern, the son of a Protestant pastor. His grandfather, Ulrich Dürrenmatt, was a conservative politician. The family moved to Bern in 1935. Dürrenmatt began studies in philosophy, German philology, and German literature at the University of Zürich in 1941, but moved to the University of Bern after one semester where he also studied natural science. In 1943, he decided to become an author and dramatist and dropped his academic career. In 1945–46, he wrote his first play It Is Written. On 11 October 1946, he married the actress Lotti Geissler. Dürrenmatt traveled in 1969 to the United States, in 1974 to Israel, and in 1990 to Auschwitz in Poland. In 1975 he played himself in the film End of the Game. Dürrenmatt also enjoyed painting. Some of his own works and his drawings were exhibited in Neuchâtel in 1976 and 1985, as well as in Zürich in 1978. His wife Lotti Geissler died on 16 January 1983. Dürrenmatt married another actress, Charlotte Kerr, in 1984. In 1990, he gave two famous speeches, one in honour of Václav Havel ("Die Schweiz, ein Gefängnis?/Switzerland a Prison?"), upon discovering he had been spied on for five decades, along with 800,000 of his left-leaning fellow citizens, by the Swiss secret service; the other in honour of Mikhail Gorbachev ("Kants Hoffnung/Kant's Hope"). Dürrenmatt often compared the three Abrahamic religions and Marxism, which he also saw as a religion. Dürrenmatt died from heart failure on 14 December 1990 in Neuchâtel. Since 2000, his works are exhibited in Centre Dürrenmatt, a part of the Swiss National Library. Like Bertolt Brecht, Dürrenmatt explored the dramatic possibilities of epic theatre. Next to Brecht, he has been called its "most original theorist". When he was 26, his first play, It Is Written, premiered to great controversy. The story of the play revolves around a battle between a sensation-craving cynic and a religious fanatic who takes scripture literally, all of this taking place while the city they live in is under siege. The play's opening night in April 1947, caused fights and protests in the audience. Between 1948 and 1949, Dürrenmatt wrote several segments and sketches for the anti-Nazi Cabaret Cornichon in Zürich; among these, the single-act grotesque short play Der Gerettete (The Rescued). ... Source: Article "Friedrich Dürrenmatt" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Title: Friedrich Dürrenmatt
  • Popularity: 5.953
  • Known For: Writing
  • Birthday: 1921-01-05
  • Place of Birth: Konolfingen, Bern, Switzerland
  • Homepage: https://www.duerrenmatt.net
  • Also Known As: Фридрих Дюрренматт
img

Friedrich Dürrenmatt Movies

  • 1978
    imgMovies

    End of the Game

    End of the Game

    4.9 1978 HD

    Hans Baerlach is a Swiss police detective who has dedicated much of his career to pursuing powerful and allegedly murderous businessman Richard...

    img
  • 2015
    imgMovies

    Dürrenmatt - A Love Story

    Dürrenmatt - A Love Story

    6 2015 HD

    This cinematic feature documentary honors the man, thinker, author, and painter Friedrich Dürrenmatt with an intimate memorial.

    img
  • 1997
    imgMovies

    It Happened in Broad Daylight

    It Happened in Broad Daylight

    6.7 1997 HD

    img
  • 2001
    imgMovies

    The Pledge

    The Pledge

    6.5 2001 HD

    img
  • 1996
    imgMovies

    The Cold Light of Day

    The Cold Light of Day

    4.9 1996 HD

    img
  • 1978
    imgMovies

    End of the Game

    End of the Game

    4.9 1978 HD

    img
  • 1990
    imgMovies

    Twilight

    Twilight

    7 1990 HD

    img
  • 1966
    imgMovies

    Once a Greek

    Once a Greek

    7 1966 HD

    img
  • 1964
    imgMovies

    Die Physiker

    Die Physiker

    1 1964 HD

    img
  • 1964
    imgMovies

    The Visit

    The Visit

    7 1964 HD

    img
  • 1976
    imgMovies

    The Visit of the Old Lady

    The Visit of the Old Lady

    1 1976 HD

    img
  • 1982
    imgMovies

    A nagy Romulus

    A nagy Romulus

    1 1982 HD

    img
  • 1972
    imgMovies

    The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life

    The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life

    7.3 1972 HD

    img
  • 1985
    imgMovies

    White Murder Night

    White Murder Night

    1 1985 HD

    img
  • 1961
    imgMovies

    The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi

    The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi

    5 1961 HD

    img
  • 2017
    imgMovies

    Der Tunnel

    Der Tunnel

    1 2017 HD

    img
  • 1982
    imgMovies

    The Deadly Game

    The Deadly Game

    7.2 1982 HD

    img
  • 2006
    imgMovies

    Visit of an Old Lady

    Visit of an Old Lady

    1 2006 HD

    img
  • 1962
    imgMovies

    Operazione Vega

    Operazione Vega

    1 1962 HD

    img
  • 1971
    imgMovies

    Silence! The Court Is in Session

    Silence! The Court Is in Session

    9.8 1971 HD

    img
  • 1967
    imgMovies

    Frank V. - Die Oper einer Privatbank

    Frank V. - Die Oper einer Privatbank

    1 1967 HD

    img
  • 1978
    imgMovies

    End of the Game

    End of the Game

    4.9 1978 HD

    img
  • 1975
    imgMovies

    The Accident

    The Accident

    7.5 1975 HD

    img
  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Achterloo IV

    Achterloo IV

    1 1989 HD

    img
  • 1988
    imgMovies

    Физики

    Физики

    6.5 1988 HD

    img
  • 1972
    imgMovies

    Последнее дело комиссара Берлаха

    Последнее дело комиссара Берлаха

    6.4 1972 HD

    img
  • 1992
    imgMovies

    Hyenas

    Hyenas

    7 1992 HD

    img
  • 1989
    imgMovies

    The Visit

    The Visit

    5.6 1989 HD

    img
  • 1993
    imgMovies

    Justice

    Justice

    5.4 1993 HD

    img
  • 2008
    imgMovies

    The Visit

    The Visit

    6.8 2008 HD

    img
  • 1958
    imgMovies

    It Happened in Broad Daylight

    It Happened in Broad Daylight

    7.4 1958 HD

    img
  • 1957
    imgMovies

    Die Panne

    Die Panne

    1 1957 HD

    img
  • 1957
    imgMovies

    Der Richter und sein Henker

    Der Richter und sein Henker

    5 1957 HD

    img
  • 1957
    imgMovies

    Der Richter und sein Henker

    Der Richter und sein Henker

    5 1957 HD

    img
  • 1959
    imgMovies

    Der Besuch der alten Dame

    Der Besuch der alten Dame

    6.3 1959 HD

    img
  • 1964
    imgMovies

    The Visit

    The Visit

    7 1964 HD

    img
  • 2008
    imgMovies

    The Visit

    The Visit

    6.8 2008 HD

    img
  • 1971
    imgMovies

    La visite de la vieille dame

    La visite de la vieille dame

    1 1971 HD

    img
  • 1968
    imgMovies

    A bíró és a hóhér

    A bíró és a hóhér

    1 1968 HD

    img
  • 2021
    imgMovies

    Without Anything

    Without Anything

    4.3 2021 HD

    img
  • 1980
    imgMovies

    Sa'aoud Bila Domouo

    Sa'aoud Bila Domouo

    1 1980 HD

    img
  • 1965
    imgS1 E167

    Studio III - Aus Kunst und Wissenschaft

    Studio III - Aus Kunst und Wissenschaft

    1 1965 HD

    img
  • 2012
    imgS1 E10

    Autoren erzählen

    Autoren erzählen

    1 2012 HD

    img
  • 1962
    imgS1 E34

    Das Profil

    Das Profil

    1 1962 HD

    img
  • 1975
    imgS16 E25

    Apostrophes

    Apostrophes

    8.5 1975 HD

    Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran for fifteen years...

    img
  • 2002
    imgS1 E6

    Das Jahrhundert des Theaters

    Das Jahrhundert des Theaters

    1 2002 HD

    "The Century of the Theater" - From the "birth of the director" to the "heroes of modernity" - an overview of the world of theater - illuminates the...

    img
  • 1970
    imgS1 E2

    Das Jahrhundert des Theaters

    Das Jahrhundert des Theaters

    6 1970 HD

    img