Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family

2h 31m 2009

Brief Synopsis

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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 r

Cast & Crew

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Heinrich Breloer

Director

Armin Mueller-stahl

Iris Berben

Jessica Schwarz

August Diehl

Justus Von Dohnanyi

Film Details

Also Known As
Buddenbrook, le déclin d'une famille, Buddenbrooks, Die, Buddenbrooks: Ein Geschaft Von Einiger Grosse, Die Buddenbrooks
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2009
Production Company
Ard Degeto; Arte; Bavaria Film Gmbh; Bavaria Media Gmbh; Bavaria Media Gmbh; Bayerischer Rundfunk; Norddeutscher Rundfunk (Ndr); Osterreichischer Rundfunk Fernsehen (Orf); Südwestrundfunk (Swr); Westdeutscher Rundfunk (Wdr)
Distribution Company
Abc Distribution; Cinemien; Gutek Film Sp. Z O.O.; Warner Bros. Pictures International

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 31m

Synopsis

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.

Director

Heinrich Breloer

Director

Cast

Armin Mueller-stahl

Iris Berben

Jessica Schwarz

August Diehl

Justus Von Dohnanyi

Mark Waschke

Lea Bosco

Raban Bieling

Alexander Fehling

Fedja Van Huet

Crew

Lukas Batthyany

Associate Producer

Barbara Baum

Costume Designer

An Dorthe Braker

Casting

Heinrich Breloer

Screenplay

Michael Hild

Producer

Jan S. Kaiser

Producer

Horst Konigstein

Screenplay

Thomas Mann

Source Material

Sibyll Moebius

Costume Designer

Uschi Reich

Producer

Gernot Roll

Director Of Photography

Hans P Stroer

Music

Burkhard Von Schenk

Coproducer

Barbara Von Weitershausen

Editor

Goetz Weidner

Production Designer

Gotz Weidner

Production Designer

Wolfgang Wirtz

Sound Department

Winka Wulff

Producer

Film Details

Also Known As
Buddenbrook, le déclin d'une famille, Buddenbrooks, Die, Buddenbrooks: Ein Geschaft Von Einiger Grosse, Die Buddenbrooks
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2009
Production Company
Ard Degeto; Arte; Bavaria Film Gmbh; Bavaria Media Gmbh; Bavaria Media Gmbh; Bayerischer Rundfunk; Norddeutscher Rundfunk (Ndr); Osterreichischer Rundfunk Fernsehen (Orf); Südwestrundfunk (Swr); Westdeutscher Rundfunk (Wdr)
Distribution Company
Abc Distribution; Cinemien; Gutek Film Sp. Z O.O.; Warner Bros. Pictures International

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 31m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 21-June 14, 2009.

Based on the novel "Buddenbrooks" by Thomas Mann and published by Cardinal in 1901.

Released in United States 2009 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 21-June 14, 2009.)

Released in United States 2009

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