The Deputy
The Deputy is a 1963 drama by German playwright and author Rolf Hochhuth [1] (born 1931).
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The original text
The original title is Der Stellvertreter. Ein christliches Trauerspiel.
Translations and adaptations
An English translation by Richard and Clara Winston of the complete text was published as The Deputy: A Play, by Grove Press in 1964.
A film version titled Amen was made by the Greek-born French filmmaker Costa-Gavras in 2002.
Performance history in South Africa
Patrick Mynhardt appeared as Kurt Gestein in a 1965 production of the play.
Sources
Wikipedia [2].
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