The Mad Bomberg (novel)

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The Mad Bomberg
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1954 edition
Author Josef Winckler
LanguageGerman
Genre Historical novel
Publication date
1923
Media typePrint

The Mad Bomberg (German: Der tolle Bomberg) is a 1923 novel by the German writer Josef Winckler. It is loosely based on the legendary exploits of a real-life aristocrat Gisbert von Romberg (1839-1897). The novel has been adapted into films on two occasions. The first was a 1932 film The Mad Bomberg directed by Georg Asagaroff. The second The Mad Bomberg (1957) was a vehicle for the actor Hans Albers, which attempted to recreate the success of his 1943 film Münchhausen . [1]

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References

  1. Hake p.228

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