Heinar Kipphardt

Heinar Kipphardt (8 March 1922 – 18 November 1982) was a German writer. He came to prominence with the documentary theatre during the 1960s.^[1] He is best known for In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a dramatization of the Oppenheimer security hearing.

Selected filmography

• In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer [de] (dir. Gerhard Klingenberg, 1964, TV film)
• Der Hund des Generals (dir. Franz Peter Wirth, 1964, TV film)
• The Joel Brand Story (dir. Franz Peter Wirth, 1964, TV film)
• Alexander März (dir. Vojtěch Jasný, 1976, TV film)
• Die Stühle des Herrn Szmil (dir. Vojtěch Jasný, 1979, TV film)
• Die Nacht, in der der Chef geschlachtet wurde (dir. Vojtěch Jasný, 1979, TV film)

Awards

• Schiller Memorial Prize (1962)
• Grimme-Preis (1965)