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The Magic Mountain
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The Magic Mountain

1982-02-25 · 240 min · ★ 5.8

Drama

Hans Castorp, fresh from university and about to become a civil engineer, comes to the Sanatorium Berghof in the Swiss Alps to visit his cousin Joachim, an army officer, who is recovering there from tuberculosis. Intending to remain at the Berghof for three weeks, Hans is gradually contaminated by the morbid atmosphere pervading the place. Wishing very much to be considered a patient like the others, he achieves his ends and stays in the sanatorium for ...seven years. During this time, he has enough time to take part in the furious philosophical debates pitting against each other Settembrini, a secular humanist, and Naphta, a totalitarian Jesuit. And to fall in love with the beautiful but enigmatic Clawdia Chauchat. When he is finally discharged in 1914 - along with all the other patients - it is only to plunge into the horrors of World War I.

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Directors
Hans W. Geißendörfer
Production companies
Opera Film Produzione, Gaumont, Franz Seitz Filmproduktion, Iduna Film Produktiongesellschaft, ZDF
Countries
Germany, France
Status
Released

Top Cast

Christoph EichhornChristoph EichhornHans Castorp
Marie-France PisierMarie-France PisierClawdia Chauchat
Flavio BucciFlavio BucciLudovico Settembrini
Charles AznavourCharles AznavourNaphta
Rod SteigerRod SteigerMynher Peperkorn
Hans Christian BlechHans Christian BlechHofrat Behrens
Alexander RadszunAlexander RadszunJoachim Ziemßen
Margot HielscherMargot HielscherFrau Stöhr
Gudrun GabrielGudrun GabrielFrl. Marusja
Ann ZachariasAnn ZachariasFrl. Elly
Irm HermannIrm HermannFrl. Engelhart
Kurt RaabKurt RaabDr. Krokowski
Helmut GriemHelmut GriemJames Tienappel
Rolf ZacherRolf ZacherHerr Wehsal
Buddy EliasHerr Wiedemann
Johanna Karl-LoryOlga
Ah Yue LouDr. Ting Fu
Leslie MaltonLeslie MaltonHermine Kleefeld
Tilo PrücknerTilo PrücknerLehrer Popow
Erika SkrotzkiErika SkrotzkiOberin Mylendonk

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