Manns - Novel of a Century (The)
Original Title
Die Manns - Ein Jahrhundertroman- Director: Heinrich Breloer; Breloer Heinrich
- Writer: Heinrich Breloer; Horst Königstein
- Producer: Katharina Gräfin Lambsdorff; Thilo Kleine
CGiii Comment
The miniseries is divided in three parts and tells the story of the Mann family, a family of famous writers. It deals with their personal life (passions, tragedies, rivalities), opposition to the Nazis and emigration into the United States from Nazi Germany. Between the fictional scenes, the miniseries also includes interviews with members of the Mann family and their friends. Elisabeth Mann Borgese, the only living child of Thomas Mann at the time of the filming, is shown on various locations of the film, interviewed about her family by director Breloer.
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Cast & Characters
Armin Mueller-Stahl as Thomas Mann;
Monica Bleibtreu as Katia Mann;
Jurgen Hentsch as Heinrich Mann;
Veronica Ferres as Nelly Kroger Mann;
Sebastian Koch as Klaus Mann;
Sophie Rois as Erika 'Eri' Mann;
Stefanie Stappenbeck as Monika 'Moni' Mann;
Philipp Hochmair as Golo Mann;
Katharina Eckerfeld as Elisabeth 'Medi' Mann;
Rudiger Klink as Michael 'Bibi' Mann;
Elisabeth Mann-Borgese as Herself;
Anne-Marie Blanc as Hedwig Pringsheim;
Rudolf Wessely as Alfred Pringsheim;
Isolde Barth as Frau Feuchtwanger;
Heinz Josef Braun as Hausangestellter Hans Holzner;
Sophie Rois as Erika Mann;
Stefanie Stappenbeck as Monika Mann;
Katharina Eckerfeld as Elisabeth Mann;
Rudiger Klink as Michael Mann;
Monika Bleibtreu