The Magic Mountain | |
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Directed by | Hans W. Geißendörfer |
Written by | Thomas Mann Hans W. Geissendörfer |
Produced by | Francesco Casali Wolfgang Patzschke Renzo Rossellini Franz Seitz |
Starring | Christoph Eichhorn Marie-France Pisier Rod Steiger Charles Aznavour |
Cinematography | Michael Ballhaus |
Edited by | Helga Borsche Peter Przygodda |
Music by | Jürgen Knieper |
Production companies | France 3 Franz Seitz Filmproduktion Gaumont Iduna Film Produktiongesellschaft Opera Film Produzione Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen Österreichischer Rundfunk |
Distributed by | United Artists (West Germany) Gaumont (France) |
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Running time | 153 minutes |
Countries | Austria Italy France West Germany |
Language | German |
The Magic Mountain (German: Der Zauberberg) is a 1982 drama film directed by Hans W. Geißendörfer and starring Christoph Eichhorn, Rod Steiger and Marie-France Pisier.[1] An adaptation of Thomas Mann's 1924 novel The Magic Mountain, it was made as a co-production between Austria, Italy, France and West Germany.
It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin and at a variety of locations, many of them in Switzerland. The sets were designed by the art directors Heidi Lüdi and Toni Lüdi.