Confessions of Felix Krull (film)
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Directed by | Kurt Hoffmann |
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Cinematography | Friedl Behn-Grund |
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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 (German: Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull) 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
- 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
- as Felix Krulls' Mutter
- as Hurtado
- Robert Meyn as 1. Polizeibeamter
- Jo Herbst as Bob
- Günther Jerschke as 2. Polizeibeamter
- as Kriminalbeamter
- as Jean-Pierre
References[]
- ^ Bock & Bergfelder p. 378
Bibliography[]
- Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1957 films
- German-language films
- 1957 comedy-drama films
- German comedy-drama films
- West German films
- Films based on works by Thomas Mann
- Films directed by Kurt Hoffmann
- Films shot at Wandsbek Studios
- 1957 comedy films
- 1957 drama films
- Films set in the 1890s
- 1950s German film stubs