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.
Fun facts
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Box office
Grossed $12.6M worldwide
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Based on
Based on Buddenbrooks
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Filming locations
Filmed in Germany, Cologne and Bruges
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Setting
Set in Germany
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Music
Music by Hans Peter Ströer
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Gernot Roll
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Horst KönigsteinScreenplay
- Heinrich BreloerScreenplay
- Thomas MannNovel
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 25, 2008
- Original language
- German
- Revenue
- $12.6M
- Countries
- Germany
Production
Cast
Armin Mueller-StahlJohann Buddenbrook
Jessica SchwarzAntonia Buddenbrook
August DiehlChristian Buddenbrook
Mark WaschkeThomas Buddenbrook
Iris BerbenKonsulin Bethsy Buddenbrook
Léa BoscoGerda Buddenbrook
Raban BielingHanno Buddenbrook
Justus von DohnányiBendix Grünlich
Alexander FehlingMorten Schwarzkopf
Fedja van HuêtHermann Hagenström
Maja SchöneAnna
Nina ProllAline Puvogel
Martin FeifelAlois Permaneder
Sunnyi MellesSenatorin Möllendorpf
Josef OstendorfSenator James Möllendorpf
Sylvester GrothKesselmeyer
André HennickeGosch
Maximilian von PufendorfRené Maria von Trotha
Teresa HarderIda Jungmann
Elert BodeKonsul Lebrecht Kröger
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