Abenteuerlicher Simplizissimus
| Abenteuerlicher Simplizissimus | |
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| Genre | |
| Based on | Simplicius Simplicissimus by Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen |
| Screenplay by | Leopold Ahlsen |
| Directed by | Fritz Umgelter |
| Starring | Matthias Habich |
| Composer | Rolf Unkel |
| Country of origin |
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| Original language | German |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Producer |
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| Cinematography | Kurt Junek |
| Editor | Dorothee Maass |
| Running time | 384 minutes |
| Production company | |
| Original release | |
| Network | ZDF |
| Release | 19 November – 30 November 1975 |
Abenteuerlicher Simplizissimus[1] (lit. 'Adventurous Simplicissimus') is a 1975 West German-Austrian drama television serial written by Leopold Ahlsen and directed by Fritz Umgelter. It follows the tumultuous adventures of a dimwitted man during the Thirty Years' War. It stars Matthias Habich in the title role along with Christian Quadflieg, Günter Stack, Herbert Stass, Friedrich von Thun and Herbert Fux.[2]
The serial is based on Simplicius Simplicissimus, a 17th-century picaresque novel by Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen. It was co-produced by ZDF and ORF.[3]
Episodes
The original version has four episodes and a total running time of 384 minutes.[2]
- Das Hanauer Kalb
- Der Jäger von Soest
- Der Schatz
- Adieu Welt
In France, Antenne 2 produced a version edited into 6 episodes of 55 minutes each.[4]
Release
The serial debuted on ZDF on 19 November 1975.[5] Antenne 2's French version aired in 1976.[4] The serial was released on DVD in Germany in May 2008.[2]
It was Umgelter's third historical television series in the 1970s, after Die merkwürdige Lebensgeschichte des Friedrich Freiherrn von der Trenck (1973) and Die unfreiwilligen Reisen des Moritz August Benjowski (1975). The three programmes have been called a trilogy.[4]
References
- ^ Also known as Des Christoffel von Grimmelshausen abenteuerlicher Simplizissimus
- ^ a b c Heßelmann, Peter (2009). "ZDF/ORF-Film 'Abenteuerlicher Simplizissimus' auf DVD erhältlich". Simpliciana. Schriften der Grimmelshausen-Gesellschaft (in German). Vol. 30. Peter Lang. p. 274. ISBN 9783039117741.
- ^ Schanze, Helmut (2001). "Grimmelshausen im Großen Fernsehen. Anmerkungen zum Simplicissimus in vier Teilen von Leopold Ahlsen und Fritz Umgelter (ZDF/ORF 1975)". Simpliciana. Schriften der Grimmelshausen-Gesellschaft (in German). Vol. 23. Peter Lang. pp. 235–245. ISBN 9783906768779.
- ^ a b c Fau, Benjamin (2016). "Simplicius Simplicissimus". Dictionnaire des séries télévisées - Nouvelle édition (in French). Philippe Rey. ISBN 9782848765570.
- ^ "Diese Woche im Fernsehen". Der Spiegel (in German). 16 November 1975. Retrieved 9 January 2026.