The Confessions of Felix Krull (TV series)
The Confessions of Felix Krull (German: Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull) is a 1982 adventure television series based on the novel of the same title by Thomas Mann. It was shot as a co-production between Austria, France and West Germany.
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| Genre | Adventure |
| Based on | The Confessions of Felix Krull by Thomas Mann |
| Written by | Alf Brustellin Bernhard Sinkel |
| Directed by | Bernhard Sinkel |
| Composer | Nikos Mamangakis |
| Country of origin | Austria France West Germany |
| Original language | German |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Peter Märthesheimer Ian Warren |
| Cinematography | Dietrich Lohmann |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | ZDF (West Germany) |
| Original release | 24 January – 14 February 1982 |
The story had previously been adapted into a 1957 film Confessions of Felix Krull.[1]
Main cast
- John Moulder-Brown as Felix Krull
- Oliver Wehe as Felix Krull (Young)
- Magali Noël as Mme Houpflé
- Fernando Rey as Professor Kuckuck
- Rita Tushingham as Mrs. Twentyman
- Joss Ackland as Mr. Twentyman
- Hans Heinz Moser as Herr Sturzil
- Pierre Doris as Detective
- Alain Flick as Monsieur Machatschek
- Klaus Schwarzkopf as Father Krull
- Daphne Wagner as Mother Krull
- Mareike Carrière as Olympia
- Franziska Walser as Genoveva
- Rolf Zacher as Stanko
- Vera Tschechowa as Maria Pia
- Georgia Slowe as Zouzou
- Kurt Raab as Sally Meerschaum
- Nikolaus Paryla as Schimmelpreester
- Despina Pajanou as Rosza
- James Cossins as Lord Kilmarnock
- Marie Colbin as Zaza
- Benno Hoffmann
- Ulrich Beiger
- Loriot as Thomas Mann (cameo)
References
- Bock & Bergfelder p.207
Bibliography
- Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
External links
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