Der kleine Herr Friedemann

Book adaptation/Romance, Germany 1991

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Lübeck merchant Friedemann (Ulrich Mühe) owes his crippled figure to a wet nurse "devoted to drink". He lives a secluded life with his three simple-minded sisters and bedridden mother, loving only the theater and music. However, his attempt to become a member of an orchestra fails miserably. Only Gerda (Maria von Bismarck), the unhappy wife of the district commander, allows him to blossom. His ardent passion fatally obscures his sense of reality: Gerda only loves women...
94 min
SD
FSK 6
Audio language:
German

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Director:

Peter Vogel

Template:

Thomas Mann (Novella)

Sound Design:

Konrad Walle

Cast:

Ulrich Mühe (Johannes Friedemann)

Inge Keller (Konsulin Friedemann)

Maria von Bismarck (Gerda von Rinnlingen)

Christine Schorn (Henriette Friedemann)

Dieter Mann (Oberstleutnant von Rinnlingen)

Carmen-Maja Antoni (Pfiffi Friedemann)

Jenny Gröllmann (Friederieke Friedemann)

Dietrich Körner (Schlievogt)

Lissy Tempelhof

Original title:

Der kleine Herr Friedemann

Original language:

German

Format:

4:3 SD, Color

Age rating:

FSK 6

Audio language:

German