Die Manns – Ein Jahrhundertroman

Die Manns – Ein Jahrhundertroman (The Manns – Novel of a Century) is a 2001 German Docudrama-miniseries directed by Heinrich Breloer.

The miniseries is divided in three parts and tells the story of the Mann family, a family of famous writers. It deals with their personal life (passions, tragedies, rivalities), opposition to the Nazis and emigration into the United States from Nazi Germany. Between the fictional scenes, the miniseries also includes interviews with members of the Mann family and their friends. Elisabeth Mann Borgese, the only living child of Thomas Mann at the time of the filming, is shown on various locations of the film, interviewed about her family by director Breloer.

Cast

 * Armin Mueller-Stahl as Thomas Mann
 * Jürgen Hentsch as Heinrich Mann
 * Monica Bleibtreu as Katia Mann
 * Sebastian Koch as Klaus Mann
 * Sophie Rois as Erika Mann
 * Veronica Ferres as Nelly Kröger
 * Stefanie Stappenbeck as Monika Mann
 * Philipp Hochmair as Golo Mann
 * Katharina Eckerfeld as Elisabeth Mann Borgese
 * Rüdiger Klink as Michael Mann
 * Anne-Marie Blanc as Hedwig Pringsheim
 * Rudolf Wessely as Alfred Pringsheim
 * Katharina Thalbach as Therese Giehse
 * Torben Liebrecht as Thomas Quinn Curtiss
 * Hans-Michael Rehberg as Giuseppe Antonio Borgese
 * Gerd David as Gustaf Gründgens
 * Andrea Sawatzki as Pamela Wedekind
 * Ludwig Blochberger as Klaus Heuser
 * Hildegard Schmahl as Salka Viertel
 * Norbert Schwientek as Joseph Roth