---
name: "Carl Zuckmayer"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/carl-zuckmayer"
fi1m_id: "carl-zuckmayer"
imdb_id: "nm0958454"
tmdb_id: 2900
wikidata_id: "Q76820"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "27 December 1896"
died: "18 January 1977"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-25T00:21:44.077034+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Carl Zuckmayer

## Identity

Carl Zuckmayer

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/carl-zuckmayer
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** carl-zuckmayer
- **IMDb ID:** nm0958454
- **TMDB ID:** 2900
- **Wikidata ID:** Q76820
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Zuckmayer, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76820, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0958454/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2900

Writer. Born 27 December 1896 in Nackenheim, Germany. Died 18 January 1977.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 27 December 1896, Nackenheim, Germany
- **Died:** 18 January 1977
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Zuckmayer, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76820, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0958454/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2900

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Blue Angel*](https://film.one/film/the-blue-angel.md) (81)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Carl Zuckmayer was a German writer and playwright. Born in Nackenheim, Germany, he served in the German army during the First World War before turning to writing. He wrote the screenplay for the film *The Blue Angel* (1930), directed by Josef von Sternberg and based on Heinrich Mann’s novel *Professor Unrat*.

Zuckmayer achieved success with plays including *Der Hauptmann von Köpenick* (1931; *The Captain of Köpenick*), a satire on Prussian militarism, and *Des Teufels General* (1946; *The Devil’s General*). After the Nazi rise to power he emigrated, first to Switzerland and then to the United States in 1939, later returning to Europe and settling in Switzerland, where he died in 1977.

*Sources: britannica.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Blue Angel* (1930), Fi1m 81, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-blue-angel.md)

## Complete filmography (21)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Der Hauptmann von Köpenick* (1997), Theatre Play
- *Des Teufels General* (1997), Book
- *Der Hauptmann von Köpenick* (1960), Theatre Play
- *Sunday-Night Play* (1960), series, Writer
- *Carnival Confession* (1960), Novel
- *The Blue Angel* (1959), Screenplay
- *Der Schinderhannes* (1958), Writer
- *The Captain from Kopenick* (1956), Theatre Play, Screenplay
- *The Girl from Flanders* (1956), Novel
- *The Devil's General* (1955), Theatre Play
- *The Girl on The Roof* (1953), Writer
- *Der Seelenbräu* (1950), Novel
- *From Mayerling to Sarajevo* (1940), Screenplay
- *Boefje* (1939), Writer
- *Rembrandt* (1936), Writer
- *The Captain from Köpenick* (1931), Screenplay, Theatre Play
- *Trapeze* (1931), Dialogue
- *The Blue Angel* (1930), Writer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/the-blue-angel.md)
- *Katharina Knie* (1929), Theatre Play
- *Schinderhannes* (1928), Theatre Play
- *Qualen der Nacht* (1926), Writer

## Gallery

- ![Carl Zuckmayer](https://film.one/media/person/3851421/gallery-ae67665f268e.jpg) Carl Zuckmayer — UnknownUnknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-2005-0008%2C_Carl_Zuckmayer.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Duitse auteur Carl Zuckmayer bezoekt Amsterdam Datum : 8 maart 1956 Lo](https://film.one/media/person/3851421/gallery-30dcc74f2085.jpg) Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Duitse auteur Carl Zuckmayer bezoekt Amsterdam Datum : 8 maart 1956 Lo — Harry Pot / Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Duitse_auteur_Carl_Zuckmayer_bezoekt_Amsterdam%2C_Bestanddeelnr_907-6318_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Duitse_auteur_Carl_Zuckmayer_bezoekt_Amsterdam%2C_Bestanddeelnr_907-6318_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Expo Lausanne, 1964. Carl Zuckmayer besucht Circus Knie](https://film.one/media/person/3851421/gallery-2e6d139d222f.jpg) Expo Lausanne, 1964. Carl Zuckmayer besucht Circus Knie — Erling Mandelmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Carl_Zuckmayer_Com_M13-0114-0032-0003.jpg/1280px-Carl_Zuckmayer_Com_M13-0114-0032-0003.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Carl Zuckmayer auf einer Café-Terrasse, Glas erhoben, vor 1962. Aus der Sammlung des Münchner Stadtmuseums, Sammlung Fotografie, Archiv Barbara Niggl Radloff FM](https://film.one/media/person/3851421/gallery-2ad18d32d52d.jpg) Carl Zuckmayer auf einer Café-Terrasse, Glas erhoben, vor 1962. Aus der Sammlung des Münchner Stadtmuseums, Sammlung Fotografie, Archiv Barbara Niggl Radloff FM — Barbara Niggl Radloff, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/FM-2019-1-6-4-74--Niggl-Radloff-B-Carl-Zuckmayer-ONLINE.jpg/1280px-FM-2019-1-6-4-74--Niggl-Radloff-B-Carl-Zuckmayer-ONLINE.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![The German-Swiss writer and playwright Carl Zuckmayer (1896–1977) in 1929 signing a contract with German UFA.](https://film.one/media/person/3851421/gallery-1d93babbb114.jpg) The German-Swiss writer and playwright Carl Zuckmayer (1896–1977) in 1929 signing a contract with German UFA. — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Carl_zuckmayer_1929.jpg/1280px-Carl_zuckmayer_1929.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![UFA-Produktionsleiter Erich Pommer mit Carl Zuckmayer (Mitte) und Emil Jannings (1929)](https://film.one/media/person/3851421/gallery-50a8117572ac.jpg) UFA-Produktionsleiter Erich Pommer mit Carl Zuckmayer (Mitte) und Emil Jannings (1929) — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/PommerZuckmayerJannings1929.jpg/1280px-PommerZuckmayerJannings1929.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 9 won, 1 nominated

- Heinrich Heine Prize 1972: Heinrich Heine Prize (won)
- Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna 1971: Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna (won)
- Austrian Decoration for Science and Art 1968: Austrian Decoration for Science and Art (won)
- Nobel Prize in Literature 1962: Nobel Prize in Literature (nominated)
- Grand Austrian State Prize for Literature 1959: Grand Austrian State Prize for Literature (won)
- Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 1955: Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (won)
- Medal of Honor of Göttingen City 1953: Medal of Honor of Göttingen City (won)
- Goethe Prize of the City of Frankfurt 1952: Goethe Prize of the City of Frankfurt (won)
- Georg Büchner Prize 1927: Georg Büchner Prize (won)
- Kleist Prize 1925: Kleist Prize (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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