Underplayed Gems

Confessions of Felix Krull (1957)

Confessions of Felix Krull poster
Original title
Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull
Directed by
Bernhard Sinkel, Kurt Hoffmann
Genre
drama film, comedy film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 43m
Rated
16
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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A young man uses charm and deception to move through high society. He pretends to be someone he is not to gain a better life.

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What happens

Confessions of Felix Krull (German: Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull, lit. 'Confessions of the Imposter Felix Krull') is a 1957 West German comedy and drama film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Horst Buchholz, Liselotte Pulver, and Ingrid Andree. It is based on the 1954 novel of the same title by Thomas Mann. The story was later made into a 1982 television series The Confessions of Felix Krull. It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg and on location in Lisbon. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Herlth. The film won a Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 15th Golden Globe Awards and Best Feature-Length Film at the 1957 Filmband in Gold awards. Bucholz was awarded the 1958 Bambi Award for his performance. Mann's novel was made into a movie again in 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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