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Hirschfeld – The Unknown Known

Hirschfeld – The Unknown Known

Original Title: Hirschfeld – Unbekannter Bekannter

20261h 29m
Documentary

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Released

Release

2026

Runtime

1h 29m

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Storyline

The reputation of Zurich's Schauspielhaus theater is based on figures such as Bertolt Brecht and Therese Giese, who turned it into a bastion of cultural resistance during the Nazi era. After the war, the global successes of Max Frisch and Friedrich Dürrenmatt consolidated this reputation. But the architect of this glory has been forgotten: Kurt Hirschfeld.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 29m
Mar 26, 2026
Languages
German
Director
Stina Werenfels
Samir Jamal Al Din
Samir Jamal Al Din
Production
Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion
Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion
SRF
SRF
3sat Schweiz
3sat Schweiz
Production Countries
Switzerland

Top Cast

1 Cast Members

Ruth Hirschfeld

Ruth Hirschfeld

Herself

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