Tonio Kröger

Tonio Kröger

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 2, 1964

Runtime

1h 30m

Genres

Drama

User Score

50%

Original Title

Tonio Kröger

Production Companies

Franz Seitz Filmproduktion

Director

Rolf Thiele

Description

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.