Confessions of Felix Krull (German: Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull, lit. 'Confessions of the Imposter 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][2] 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 the art director Robert Herlth. Mann's novel was made into a movie again in 2021.[3]
| Confessions of Felix Krull | |
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| Directed by | Kurt Hoffmann |
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| Produced by | |
| Starring | |
| 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 |
Main cast
edit- 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
edit- ^ Bock & Bergfelder p. 378
- ^ The American distributor billed Horst Buchholz as "Henry Bookholt" and Liselotte Pulver as "Lisa Pulver". "Confessions of Felx Krull"
- ^ Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull
Bibliography
edit- Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
External links
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