Confessions of Felix Krull (film)
Appearance
Confessions of Felix Krull | |
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Directed by | Kurt Hoffmann |
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Produced by | |
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Cinematography | Friedl Behn-Grund |
Edited by | Caspar van den Berg |
Music by | Hans-Martin Majewski |
Production company | Filmaufbau |
Distributed by | Europa-Filmverleih |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
Country | West Germany |
Language | German |
Confessions of Felix Krull (Template:Lang-de) is a 1957 West German comedy and drama film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Horst Buchholz, Liselotte Pulver, and Ingrid Andree.[1] It is based on the 1954 novel of the same title by Thomas Mann. The story was later made into a 1982 television series The Confessions of Felix Krull.
It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg and on location in Lisbon. The film's sets were designed by Robert Herlth.
Main cast
- Horst Buchholz as Felix Krull
- Liselotte Pulver as Zaza
- Ingrid Andree as Zouzou Kuckuck
- Susi Nicoletti as Madame Houpflé
- Paul Dahlke as Professor Kuckuck
- Ilse Steppat as Maria Pia Kuckuck
- Walter Rilla as Lord Kilmarnock
- Alice Treff as Venostas Mutter
- Peer Schmidt as Marquis de Venosta
- Karl Ludwig Lindt as Venostas Vater
- Werner Hinz as Stabsarzt
- Heinz Reincke as Stanko
- Paul Henckels as Schimmelpreester
- Heidi Brühl as Eleanor
- Ralf Wolter as Gestellungspflichtiger
- Heinz Klevenow as Machatschek
- Ehmi Bessel as Felix Krulls' Mutter
- Herbert Weicker as Hurtado
- Robert Meyn as 1. Polizeibeamter
- Jo Herbst as Bob
- Günther Jerschke as 2. Polizeibeamter
- Florent Antony as Kriminalbeamter
- Martin Rosenstiel as Jean-Pierre
References
- ^ Bock & Bergfelder p. 378
Bibliography
- Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.