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.
Credits
The Magic Mountain Cast
Name |
Character |
Tilo Prückner
He was 41, now 84 years old
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as Lehrer Popow |
Charles Aznavour
He was 57, 94 years old when he died
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as Naphta |
Rolf Zacher
He was 40, 76 years old when he died
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as Herr Wehsal |
Marie-France Pisier
She was 37, 66 years old when she died
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as Clawdia Chauchat |
Ann Zacharias
She was 25, now 68 years old
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as Frl. Elly |
Leslie Malton
She was 23, now 66 years old
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as Hermine Kleefeld |
Flavio Bucci
He was 34, 72 years old when he died
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as Ludovico Settembrini |
Rod Steiger
He was 56, 77 years old when he died
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as Mynher Peperkorn |
Buddy Elias
He was 56, 89 years old when he died
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as Herr Wiedemann |
Kurt Raab
He was 40, 46 years old when he died
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as Dr. Krokowski |
Erika Skrotzki
She was 32, now 75 years old
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as Oberin Mylendonk |
Irm Hermann
She was 39, now 82 years old
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as Frl. Engelhart |
Margot Hielscher
She was 62, 97 years old when she died
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as Frau Stöhr |
Helmut Griem
He was 49, 72 years old when he died
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as James Tienappel |
Gudrun Gabriel
She was 26, now 69 years old
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as Frl. Marusja |
Hans Christian Blech
He was 67, 78 years old when he died
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as Hofrat Behrens |
Lotti Huber
She was 69, 85 years old when she died
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as Patientin |
Alexander Radszun
He was 29, now 72 years old
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as Joachim Ziemßen |
Johanna Karl-Lory
She was 80, 95 years old when she died
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as Olga |
Christoph Eichhorn
He was 24, now 67 years old
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as Hans Castorp |
The Magic Mountain Crew
Name |
Department |
Thomas Mann as Novel. He was 106 (80) years old when He died
|
Writing |
Peter Przygodda as Editor. He was 40 (69) years old when He died
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Editing |
Franz Seitz junior as Producer. He was 60 (84) years old when He died
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Production |
Helga Borsche as Editor. She was 42 (now 85) years old
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Editing |