Fatherland
Fatherland

Fatherland

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2026
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Set at the height of the Cold War, 1949 centres on the relationship between the writer Thomas Mann & his daughter Erika, as they embark on a road trip in a black Buick cruiser across a Germany in ruins – from U.S. dominated Frankfurt to Soviet controlled Weimar.

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Cast & Crew

42 members
Acting

Sandra Hüller

Erika Mann

Sandra Hüller
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Hanns Zischler

Thomas Mann

Hanns Zischler
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August Diehl

Klaus Mann

August Diehl
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Anna Madeley

Betty Knox

Anna Madeley
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Devid Striesow

Johannes R. Becher

Devid Striesow
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David Menkin

Arthur Quint

David Menkin
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Joachim Meyerhoff

Gustaf Gründgens

Joachim Meyerhoff
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Enno Trebs

Wieland Wagner

Enno Trebs
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Theo Trebs

Wolfgang Wagner

Theo Trebs
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Waldemar Kobus

Mayor of Frankfurt

Waldemar Kobus
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Daniel Wagner

Sergei Ivanovich Tulpanov

Daniel Wagner
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Fritzi Haberlandt

Waitress

Fritzi Haberlandt
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Milan Peschel

Armin Schaufelberger

Milan Peschel
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Joanna Kulig

Singer in a jazz band

Joanna Kulig
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Christophe Falconnet

Jacques Ciment

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David L. Price

Walter J. Smith

David L. Price
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Bernd Moss

Brinkbaumer

Bernd Moss
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Lisa Natalie Arnold

Receptionist in Frankfurt

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Andrzej Kłak

Barman

Andrzej Kłak
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Claudia Geisler-Bading

Admirer of Gründgens

Claudia Geisler-Bading
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Matthias Schlette

Mann's admirer

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Joerg Sierenberg

Singer

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Joerg Giessler

Singer

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Віталій Салій

Red Army sergeant

Віталій Салій
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Dindar Ablemet

Kyrgyz soldier

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Kriemhild Hamann

Receptionist in Weimar

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Marcin Piejaś

Hotel Guest

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Patryk Kabała

Young Man

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Tomasz Pala

Organist

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Crew

Jan Mazurkiewicz

Organist

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Eva Dauriac

French Receptionist

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Charlotte Schwab

Katia

Charlotte Schwab
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Philip Lenkowsky

Man in hotel and church

Philip Lenkowsky
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Giorgio Rayzacher

Italian journalist

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Anna Betley-Gębska

Viola player

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Andrzej Gębski

Violin player

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Joanna Citkowicz-Włodarczyk

Cellist

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Marcin Masecki

Unknown Role

Marcin Masecki
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Mateusz Stankiewicz

Unknown Role

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Ignacy Wendt

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Ksawery Wójciński

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Krzysztof Szmańda

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