Apr 05, 2001
87 min
Full-HD

Escape to Life: The Erika and Klaus Mann Story (2001)

This documentary contains dramatized episodes about the lives of Erika and Klaus Mann, the brilliant children of German writer Thomas Mann.

Category

Documentary Drama

Country

Germany United Kingdom

Companies

Jezebel Productions Zero Film

Corin Redgrave

(voice)

Vanessa Redgrave

(voice)

Maren Kroymann

Christoph Eichhorn

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