Buddenbrooks
5.9
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.
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Armin Mueller-Stahl
Johann Buddenbrook
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Jessica Schwarz
Antonia Buddenbrook
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August Diehl
Christian Buddenbrook
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Mark Waschke
Thomas Buddenbrook
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Dark
Generation War
Iris Berben
Konsulin Bethsy Buddenbrook
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Eddie the Eagle
Triangle of Sadness
Léa Bosco
Gerda Buddenbrook
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Beauty and the Beast
Raban Bieling
Hanno Buddenbrook
Known for
The Wild Soccer Bunch
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
Justus von Dohnányi
Bendix Grünlich
Known for
Dear Child
The Experiment
Alexander Fehling
Morten Schwarzkopf
Known for
Labyrinth of Lies
Homeland
Fedja van Huêt
Hermann Hagenström
Known for
Maxton Hall – The World Between Us
Speak No Evil
Maja Schöne
Anna
Known for
Dark
Nina Proll
Aline Puvogel
Known for
Antibodies
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Heinrich Breloer Director · Horst Königstein Screenplay Thomas Mann Author
Worldwide gross $13M · First release December 24, 2008 · Produced in Germany
Box office
Worldwide gross
$12,627,016
Production
Colonia Media
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Bavaria Film
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Germany
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Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Switzerland · December 24, 2008
Digital
Germany · December 25, 2008
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Austria
December 25, 2008 · Digital
France
December 23, 2010 · TV · ARTE
Russia
January 21, 2010 · Theatrical
Sweden
May 5, 2010 · Physical · DVD
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