Much has been said and written about the Mann family. However, there has never been a film that brings this remarkable family to life in such a playful way. Through the docudrama format developed by Heinrich Breloer, we become direct witnesses to moving stories that no one has heard before. Stories of passion, love, and hate, of war and emigration, of tragic intertwining of personal and world historical events. The Mann family shows itself as it has never been seen before. They all appear: the brothers Thomas and Heinrich with their lifelong sibling rivalry, the extroverted siblings Erika and Klaus, the quiet Golo, and also the only child of Thomas Mann still alive today: Elisabeth.

Cast & crew

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Heinrich Breloer

Creator

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Heinrich Breloer

Director

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Thomas Mann

Monica Bleibtreu

Katja Mann

Jürgen Hentsch

Heinrich Mann

Veronica Ferres

Nelly Kröger Mann

Sebastian Koch

Klaus Mann

Philipp Hochmair

Golo Mann

Katharina Eckerfeld

Elisabeth 'Medi' Mann

Ludwig Blochberger

Klaus Heuser

Isolde Barth

Frau Feuchtwanger

Katharina Thalbach

Therese Giehse

Edgar Bessen

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Buddy Elias

Doktor

Hansi Jochmann

Köchin von Salka Viertel

Andrea Sawatzki

Pamela Wedeking

Seasons

3 episodes

Season 12001 · 3 episodes