▁of ▁Chicago ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁Film ▁adaptation ▁The ▁novel ' s ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁story ▁was ▁first ▁adapted ▁to ▁film ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁as ▁El ▁c eb o ▁( Es ▁gesch ah ▁am ▁hel licht en ▁Tag ), ▁a ▁Spanish - Sw iss - G erman ▁film ▁directed ▁by ▁Lad is la o ▁V aj da . ▁An ▁Italian ▁TV ▁movie ▁was ▁made ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁as ▁La ▁prom essa . ▁A ▁Hung arian ▁adaptation ▁was ▁made ▁by ▁Gy ör gy ▁Fe h ér , ▁Sz ür k ület ▁( 1 9 9 0 ) ▁ ▁Another ▁adaptation ▁was ▁the ▁Dutch ▁movie ▁The ▁Cold ▁Light ▁of ▁Day ▁( 1 9 9 6 ). ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁was ▁adapted ▁as ▁The ▁P ledge , ▁st arring ▁Jack ▁Nich ol son ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁Se an ▁P enn . ▁ ▁Class room ▁Use ▁Like ▁D ür ren m att ' s ▁The ▁Judge ▁and ▁His ▁H ang man , ▁this ▁novel ▁is ▁widely ▁read ▁in ▁schools , ▁and ▁in ▁many ▁German ▁studies ▁courses ▁in ▁univers ities . ▁The ▁P ledge ▁is ▁also ▁used ▁in ▁many ▁literature ▁studies , ▁as ▁it ▁analy zes ▁the ▁context ▁and ▁use ▁of ▁symbols . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Cro ck ett , ▁Roger ▁A . ▁( 1 9 9 8 , ▁August ▁ 1 ) ▁Under standing ▁Friedrich ▁D ür ren m att , ▁University ▁of ▁South ▁Carolina ▁Press , ▁ ▁, ▁▁