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Tonio Kröger (1964)

Tonio Kröger poster
Directed by
Rolf Thiele
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
12
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man from a bourgeois family struggles with his artistic nature and his feelings of being an outsider. He navigates his relationships and memories as he tries to find his place in the world.

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What happens

Tonio Kröger is a 1964 West German historical drama film directed by Rolf Thiele, based on the 1903 novella of the same name by Thomas Mann. It was entered into the 14th Berlin International Film Festival. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Wolf Englert. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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