Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Writing · Novel · Writer · Author
Born Jan 5, 1921 · Konolfingen, Bern, Switzerland
Active 1957–1990
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.
Filmography
The Visit of the Old Lady (2025) — Original StoryThe Pledge (2001) — BookIt Happened in Broad Daylight (1958) — WriterThe Most Wonderful Evening of My Life (1972) — Theatre PlayThe Visit (1964) — Theatre Play · WriterTwilight (1990) — Original StoryHyenas (1992) — Theatre PlayDie Panne (1957) — WriterA bíró és a hóhér (1968) — WriterSilence! The Court Is in Session (1971) — StoryThe Visit of the Old Lady (1976) — WriterIt Happened in Broad Daylight (1997) — NovelThe Visit (2008) — Theatre Play · WriterThe Deadly Game (1982) — NovelTheatre 625 (1964) — WriterFrank V. - Die Oper einer Privatbank (1967) — DirectorAchterloo IV (1989) — DirectorNight Conversation With a Despised Person (1981) — Original StoryThe Accident (1975) — NovelEnd of the Game (1975) — Lamont Friedrich · Novel · WriterThe Visit (1989) — Theatre PlayOnce a Greek (1966) — WriterDer Besuch der alten Dame (1959) — WriterThe Cold Light of Day (1996) — Novel