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
