MUSEUM OF TELEVISION & RADIO SCREENING SERIES, THE:
2002 INTERNATIONAL EMMY AWARD WINNERS, PACKAGE 5:
TV MOVIES/MINI-SERIES WINNER: THE MANNS - NOVEL OF
A CENTURY {GERMAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES} {PT. 1
ONLY}
Summary
TV Movies/Miniseries Winner
"The Manns - Novel of a Century"
(Die Manns - Ein Jahrhundertroman)
Using a dazzling mix of newsreels, interviews, and
dramatizations, German television director Heinrich
Breloer delves into the history of Germany's most
accomplished literary family - the Manns. In this first
of three parts, Thomas Mann's youngest daughter
Elisabeth serves as a guide as the family confronts the
excesses of the Weimar Republic and Hitler's rise to
power. Armin Mueller-Stahl stars as Thomas Mann,
author of such works as "Buddenbrooks" and "Death in
Venice" and the recipient of the Novel Prize for
Literature. (Germany; 105 minutes; Bavaria Film in
cooperation with WDR/BR/NDR/ARTE/ORF/SRG/SFDRS.)
(This program is in German with English subtitles.)
Details
- NETWORK: N/A
- DATE: November 30, 2002
- RUNNING TIME: 1:44:00
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:73973
- GENRE: Docudrama; Public Affairs/Documentaries
- SUBJECT HEADING: Biography; Docudrama; Germany - 20th century; Literature; Public affairs/Documentaries
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Heinrich Breloer
- Armin Mueller-Stahl
- Thomas Mann