Born in 1931 in West Germany, Hochhuth became a playwright after working as an editor for a large German publishing house. Hochhuth’s provocative first drama, Der Stellvertreter. Ein Christliches Trauerspiel (The Deputy, a Christian tragedy), also known as The Representative (1963), accuses Pope Pius XII and the Roman Catholic clergy of tolerating Nazi crimes against the Jews. It received productions worldwide and caused great controversy, as well as recently being adapted for the film Amen. His second play, Soldiers (1967), initially banned in England, received its world premiere in Berlin in 1967. It has also received acclaimed productions from Toronto to Melbourne. Later works include Guerrillas (1970), The Midwife (1972), The Survivor (1981) and the film A Love in Germany (1984).
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