Overview
Mid-19th-century, Baltic Sea port city of Lubeck, Germany. Follows the fourth generation of the Buddenbrook mercantile family as Tony and Thomas reach the age of marriage. Fatefully impeded every step of the way, the Buddenbrooks struggle as economic hardship and personal defeats weigh down family relations.
DirectorHeinrich Breloer
ProducersUschi Reich, Michael Hild, Matthias Esche, Winka Wulff, Jan S. Kaiser
ScreenplayHeinrich Breloer, Horst Königstein
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Armin Mueller-Stahl
Johann Buddenbrook

Jessica Schwarz
Antonia Buddenbrook

August Diehl
Christian Buddenbrook

Mark Waschke
Thomas Buddenbrook

Iris Berben
Konsulin Bethsy Buddenbrook

Léa Bosco
Gerda Buddenbrook

Raban Bieling
Hanno Buddenbrook

Justus von Dohnányi
Bendix Grünlich

Alexander Fehling
Morten Schwarzkopf

Fedja van Huêt
Hermann Hagenström
Details
LanguageGerman
Production companiesColonia Media, FilmInterest, ORF, ARD, Bavaria Film