Escape from freedom
Escape from Freedom is one of the most famous radio plays of the Weimar Republic, originally broadcast in 1931 by Ostmarken Rundfunk AG in Königsberg. The radio play was written in 1928/29 by Fred von Hoerschelmann .
History of origin
On January 3, 1933, the radio play was broadcast in an unauthorized adaptation by Arnolt Bronnen under the title The Path to Freedom at the Berliner Funkstunde. This recording with Heinrich George , Lothar Müthel and Franziska Kinz is one of the few fully preserved productions from the early days of radio play. However, it is considered problematic due to the serious interventions in the content. Another, non-preserved production of the radio play was broadcast on March 7, 1933 by the Westdeutsche Rundfunk AG Cologne.
On the occasion of a new production by Norddeutscher Rundfunk Hamburg in 1959, Fred von Hoerschelmann edited the text of the Bronnen version with the aim of reconstructing the original version - as far as possible. However, the author, dramaturge and director did not want to do without the voice of the late Heinrich Georges, so this part was cut out of the production of the Berliner Funkstunde and juxtaposed with new actors. These were Wolfgang Wahl , Margrit Ensinger and Fritz Schröder-Jahn , who also directed.
content
Wegel has lived with the grumpy and tyrannical Rauk on a lonely lighthouse for four years. He has retired from the world because of an accident that may have killed fourteen men. But Rauk believes Wegel must fear the police - as he does himself, because he robbed a stranded ship. One day the two men get a visit from a young girl. She wants to help Wegel find her way back to life and reports Rauk to the police. When Wegel found out about it, it was too late for him. He killed Rauk and can only go to his death now.
literature
- Hagen Schäfer: Escape into indecision. Fred von Hoerschelmann's radio play "The Flight from Freedom". In: Rundfunk und Geschichte 1–2 / 2010, pp. 26–38.