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Tonio Kröger (1964)

Tonio Kröger (1964)

Drama
Release Date: 1964, September 2
Directors: Rolf Thiele
Countries: Germany
Production: Franz Seitz Filmproduktion, Franz Seitz Filmproduktion
Cast: Gert Fröbe, Jean-Claude Brialy, Walter Giller, Werner Hinz, Mathieu Carrière, Nadja Tiller, Anaid Iplicjian, Beppo Brem, Theo Lingen, Rudolf Forster, Joachim Teege, Günther Lüders

Overview:

This drama is taken from Thomas Mann's 1903 semi-autobiographical novel. Tonio (Jean Claude Brialy) is an aspiring writer and the son of a rigid aristocratic father and a music-loving mother. Wandering throughout Germany and Italy to "find himself," Tonio frequently remembers his childhood experiences in a series of flashbacks. The highlight of the film is the expert lensing by cinematographer Wolf Wirth. Erika Mann, the daughter of the late poet and author, collaborated with Ennio Flaiano on the screenplay.