| The Magic Mountain | |
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| Directed by | Hans W. Geißendörfer |
| Written by | Thomas Mann Hans W. Geissendörfer |
| Produced by | Francesco Casali Wolfgang Patzschke Renzo Rossellini Franz Seitz |
| Starring | Christoph Eichhorn Marie-France Pisier Rod Steiger Charles Aznavour |
| Cinematography | Michael Ballhaus |
| Edited by | Helga Borsche Peter Przygodda |
| Music by | Jürgen Knieper |
Production companies | France 3 Franz Seitz Filmproduktion Gaumont Iduna Film Produktiongesellschaft Opera Film Produzione Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen Österreichischer Rundfunk |
| Distributed by | United Artists (West Germany) Gaumont (France) |
Release date |
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Running time | 153 minutes |
| Countries | Austria Italy France West Germany |
| Language | German |
The Magic Mountain (German: Der Zauberberg) is a 1982 drama film directed by Hans W. Geißendörfer and starring Christoph Eichhorn, Rod Steiger and Marie-France Pisier.[1] An adaptation of Thomas Mann's 1924 novel The Magic Mountain, it was made as a co-production between Austria, Italy, France and West Germany.
It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin and at a variety of locations, many of them in Switzerland. The sets were designed by the art directors Heidi Lüdi and Toni Lüdi.
Cast[edit]
- Christoph Eichhorn as Hans Castorp
- Marie-France Pisier as Claudia Chauchat
- Rod Steiger as Mynheer Peperkorn
- Charles Aznavour as Naphta
- Flavio Bucci as Ludovico Settembrini
- Hans Christian Blech as Hofrat Dr. Behrens
- Alexander Radszun as Joachim Ziemssen
- Margot Hielscher as Karoline Stöhr
- Gudrun Gabriel as Fräulein Marusja
- Irm Hermann as Fräulein Engelhart
- Ann Zacharias as Fräulein Elly
- Rolf Zacher as Herr Wehsal
- Kurt Raab as Dr. Edhin Krokowski
- Leslie Malton as Hermine Kleefeld
- Helmut Griem as James Tienappel
References[edit]
- ^ Bock & Bergfelder p.152
Bibliography[edit]
- Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
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