Die Manns – Ein Jahrhundertroman (German pronunciation: [diː ˈmans ʔaɪn jaːɐ̯ˈhʊndɐtʁoˌmaːn]; The Manns – Novel of a Century) is a 2001 German Docudrama-miniseries directed by Heinrich Breloer. In 2002, it won an International Emmy Award for Best TV Movie or Miniseries.
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Content
The miniseries is divided into three parts. The episodes focus on different time periods: 1923 to 1933 (part 1), 1933 to 1941 (part 2), and 1942 to 1955 (part 3). Die Manns combines documentary footage with staged scenes 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.
Cast
Armin Mueller-Stahl as Thomas Mann
Jürgen Hentsch as Heinrich Mann
Monica Bleibtreu as Katia Mann
Sebastian Koch as Klaus Mann
Sophie Rois as Erika Mann
Veronica Ferres as Nelly Kröger
Stefanie Stappenbeck as Monika Mann
Philipp Hochmair as Golo Mann
Katharina Eckerfeld as Elisabeth Mann Borgese
Rüdiger Klink as Michael Mann
Anne-Marie Blanc as Hedwig Pringsheim
Rudolf Wessely as Alfred Pringsheim
Katharina Thalbach as Therese Giehse
Torben Liebrecht as Thomas Quinn Curtiss
Hans-Michael Rehberg as Giuseppe Antonio Borgese
Gerd David as Gustaf Gründgens
Andrea Sawatzki as Pamela Wedekind
Ludwig Blochberger as Klaus Heuser
Hildegard Schmahl as Salka Viertel
Norbert Schwientek as Joseph Roth