Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull (1957)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Kurt Hoffmann

Writers:

Erika Mann (writer)
Thomas Mann (novel)

Release Date:

25 April 1957 (West Germany)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel | Character Name In Title

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Horst Buchholz	...	Felix Krull
Liselotte Pulver	...	Zaza
Ingrid Andree	...	Zouzou Kuckuck
Susi Nicoletti	...	Madame Houpflé
Paul Dahlke	...	Professor Kuckuck
Ilse Steppat	...	Maria Pia Kuckuck
Walter Rilla	...	Lord Kilmarnock
Alice Treff	...	Venostas Mutter
Peer Schmidt	...	Marquis de Venosta
Karl Ludwig Lindt	...	Venostas Vater
Werner Hinz	...	Stabsarzt
Heinz Reincke	...	Stanko
Paul Henckels	...	Schimmelpreester
Heidi Brühl	...	Eleanor
Ralf Wolter	...	Gestellungspflichtiger

Also Known As:

Confessions of Felix Krull (USA)
Erinnerungen des Hochstaplers Krull (West Germany) (working title)

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Klangfilm-Eurocord-Magnetocord)

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | West Germany:16 (nf) (w) | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Hamburg, Germany

Company:

Filmaufbau

Trivia:

The American distributor billed Horst Buchholz as "Henry Bookholt" to help disguise the foreign origins of the film.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Horst Buchholz... mein Papa (2005)

Very noble

A really entertaining comedy! I don't know the original novel by Thomas Mann but the film doubtless did justice to Mann's language. It's a pleasure to hear Horst Buchholz in the role of Felix Krull leading everybody up the garden path with hilarious wordiness! I enjoyed every minute of this movie. It's true that it's old-fashioned but that's what makes up its attraction.