Film
Tonio Kröger
Germany- Age rating
- 12
- Director
- Rolf Thiele
- Year
- 1964
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.
Top cast
Jean-Claude Brialy
Tonio Kröger als Erwachsener
Mathieu Carrière
Tonio Kröger als Junge
Nadja Tiller
Lisaweta Iwanowna
Werner Hinz
Konsul Kröger
Anaid Iplicjian
Frau Kröger
Rudolf Forster
Herr Seehase
Walter Giller
Kaufmann
Theo Lingen
Tanzmeister Knaak
Günther Lüders
Beamter der Volksbibliothek
Beppo Brem
Adalbert Prantl
Gert Fröbe
Polizist Petersen
Joachim Teege
Bibliothekar
Adeline Wagner
Directed by
Rolf Thiele
Written by
Erika Mann, Ennio Flaiano
Produced by
Franz Seitz Junior, Hans Abich