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Ernst Ottwalt

Writer
Born November 13, 1901Died August 24, 1943 (41 years)
Ernst Ottwalt was the pen name of German writer and playwright Ernst Gottwalt Nicolas. A communist, he fled Nazi Germany in 1934 and went into exile in the Soviet Union. It was there that he fell victim to the Great Purge, and died in a Soviet gulag. He collaborated with Bertolt Brecht to write the screenplay for the film Kuhle Wampe.

Known For

  • Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World?

Ernst Ottwalt Filmography

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