

151 minutes
12/25/2008
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.

Armin Mueller-Stahl
as Johann Buddenbrook

Jessica Schwarz
as Antonia Buddenbrook

August Diehl
as Christian Buddenbrook

Mark Waschke
as Thomas Buddenbrook

Iris Berben
as Konsulin Bethsy Buddenbrook

Léa Bosco
as Gerda Buddenbrook

Raban Bieling
as Hanno Buddenbrook

Justus von Dohnányi
as Bendix Grünlich

Alexander Fehling
as Morten Schwarzkopf

Fedja van Huêt
as Hermann Hagenström

Maja Schöne
as Anna

Nina Proll
as Aline Puvogel

Martin Feifel
as Alois Permaneder

Sunnyi Melles
as Senatorin Möllendorpf

Josef Ostendorf
as Senator James Möllendorpf

Sylvester Groth
as Kesselmeyer

André Hennicke
as Gosch

Maximilian von Pufendorf
as René Maria von Trotha

Teresa Harder
as Ida Jungmann

Elert Bode
as Konsul Lebrecht Kröger

Krijn ter Braak
as Meneer Arnoldsen
Martin Horn
as Carl Smolt
Wolfgang Hinze
as Hinrich Hagenström

Tonio Arango
as Stephan Kistenmaker
Cas Enklaar
as Van Kellen

Thomas Meinhardt
as Prokurist Friedrich Wilhelm Marcus

Michael Abendroth
as Dr. Friedrich Grabow
Matthias Deutelmoser
as Dr. Giesecke

Nicholas Reinke
as Peter Döhlmann

Katharina M. Schubert
as Eva Ewers
Frank-Leo Schröder
as Berkemeyer
Jan Peter Heyne
as Zahnrzt Dr. Brecht
Daniela Merz
as Martha Huneus

Uwe Rohde

Brigitte Janner

Leonard Proxauf
as Christian Buddenbrook - als Kind

Jürgen Rißmann
as Diener Anton
Sarah-Lavinia Schmidbauer
as Babette

Marion Gretchen Schmitz
as Sterbeschwester Leandra

Ariella Hirshfeld
as Julchen Hagenström

Michael Witte
Peter Clös
as Postbote Telegramm
Hannah Corogil
as Tony Buddenbrook - als Kind
Ina Holst
as Cook

Jan-Hendrik Kiefer
as Kai von Mölln
Valentin Markmann
as Hermann Hagenström - als Kind
Ruben Ortlieb
as Hanno Buddenbrook - 5 Jahre
Tim Reingruber
as Senatsbote
Martin Rentzsch
as Pastor Pringsheim
Anne Schramm
as Küchenmagd Trine
Julius Terhedebrügge
as Thomas Buddenbrook - als Kind
Andreas von Steegen
as Bürgermeister Overdieck
Hans-Christoph Michel
as Lieferant (uncredited)
Lisa Hofer
as Folgemädchen