Hirschfeld – The Unknown Known

Hirschfeld – The Unknown Known

89 mins | Documentary | Jan. 24, 2026

The reputation of Zurich's Schauspielhaus theater is based on figures such as Bertolt Brecht and Therese Giese, who turned it into a bastion of cultural resistance during the Nazi era. After the war, the global successes of Max Frisch and Friedrich Dürrenmatt consolidated this reputation. But the architect of this glory has been forgotten: Kurt Hirschfeld.

Hirschfeld – The Unknown Known

89 mins | Documentary | Jan. 24, 2026

Hirschfeld – The Unknown Known
The reputation of Zurich's Schauspielhaus theater is based on figures such as Bertolt Brecht and Therese Giese, who turned it into a bastion of cultural resistance during the Nazi era. After the war, the global successes of Max Frisch and Friedrich Dürrenmatt consolidated this reputation. But the architect of this glory has been forgotten: Kurt Hirschfeld.
Producers 3sat, Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion AG, SRF
Original title Hirschfeld – Unbekannter Bekannter
Directors Samir, Stina Werenfels
Writers Felix Schneider, Samir

Cast

Ruth Hirschfeld

as Herself