Johannes Kai

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Johannes Kai (born October 13, 1912 in Cairo ; † October 3, 1999 ; born Hanns Wiedmann ) was a German writer , screenwriter and film director .

Life

Hanns Wiedmann in 1936 at the University of Munich to Dr. phil. PhD. He initially wrote novels and short stories, mostly with a military content. After the end of the war he got an order from the magazine Revue for a sequel story and since he was not allowed to write under his name due to his past during the time of National Socialism , he chose the pseudonym Johannes Kai, based on his place of birth Cairo .

At the beginning of the 1950s he switched to film and wrote scripts for entertainment films , especially homeland films , mostly in collaboration with colleagues . He also wrote the first draft for the Karl May film The Slave Caravan and co-directed its sequel, The Lion of Babylon .

At the beginning of the 1960s, Constantin Film proposed him to expand the author base of the Edgar Wallace films . Gerhard F. Hummel commissioned him to adapt four Wallace novels: The Banknote Forger , The Door with the Seven Locks , The Betrayal Gate and The Black Abbot .

Kai also had a considerable share in the first Winnetou films, unnamed. In Waldfried Barthel's holiday home in Garmisch-Partenkirchen , he and Hummel worked out the first drafts for The Treasure in Silbersee , Winnetou Part 1 and Winnetou Part 2 in retreats lasting several weeks .

Publications (as Hanns Wiedmann)

  • 1937: Bayer and World War I as reflected in the war papers. A newspaper and psychological study (= dissertation)
  • 1938: Fever on the Pangani. novel
  • 1939: As long as down there on the Platzl ...
  • 1940: We moved against Poland. War memorial work of the VII Army Corps
  • 1940: Munich bunker magazine. For the comrades in the house division
  • 1941: Inor's green hell. According to troop reports. Munich, central publishing house of the NSDAP 1941
  • 1942: The black escort. A story
  • 1943: Landser, Tod und Teufel. Notes from the campaign in the east
  • 1949 (with Hans Ludwig Held ): Munich. A short excursion through 8 centuries
  • 1949: (as Johannes Kai): Julika is looking for Romeo. A rather tricky story of big crooks, beautiful women and policemen in love

Scripts (as Johannes Kai)

literature

  • Henning Franke: A little May is a must. Karl May in the film, the directors (12): Johannes Kai . In: Karl May & Co. No. 128, May 2012.

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personal data
SURNAME Kai, Johannes
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wiedmann, Hanns (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer, screenwriter and film director
DATE OF BIRTH October 13, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH Cairo
DATE OF DEATH October 3, 1999