Das Bild des Menschen

Author(s): Peter Lotar
The play dramatizes the failed 20 July 1944 attempt to assassinate Hitler by Wehrmacht members and others in resistance. Their desire was to show the world that not all in Germany agreed with Hitler’s policies and to negotiate an end of the war with the Allies.
Format: Historical drama

Snapshot

Original or Prominent Production:
Berlin Festival, 1954
Nationality of Author: German
Original Language: German
Publisher:

Bonn: Schlimmelbusch, 1954

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