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Buddenbrooks

  • 20082008
  • 2h 31m
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Armin Mueller-Stahl, Iris Berben, August Diehl, Jessica Schwarz, and Mark Waschke in Buddenbrooks (2008)
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In the 1840s, Lübeck is a dominating commercial town on the Baltic coast, and the Buddenbrooks are among the town's first families. Consul Jean Buddenbrook has two sons, Thomas and Christian... Read allIn the 1840s, Lübeck is a dominating commercial town on the Baltic coast, and the Buddenbrooks are among the town's first families. Consul Jean Buddenbrook has two sons, Thomas and Christian, and a daughter, Antonia, called Tony. He dearly loves them but also expects them to sacr... Read allIn the 1840s, Lübeck is a dominating commercial town on the Baltic coast, and the Buddenbrooks are among the town's first families. Consul Jean Buddenbrook has two sons, Thomas and Christian, and a daughter, Antonia, called Tony. He dearly loves them but also expects them to sacrifice personal happiness for the sake of the company if necessary. The first to learn this... Read all
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    • Heinrich Breloer
    • Thomas Mann(novel)
    • Heinrich Breloer(screenplay)
    • Horst Königstein(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Armin Mueller-Stahl
    • Iris Berben
    • Jessica Schwarz
    • Heinrich Breloer
    • Thomas Mann(novel)
    • Heinrich Breloer(screenplay)
    • Horst Königstein(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Armin Mueller-Stahl
    • Iris Berben
    • Jessica Schwarz
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    • 4User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
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    Armin Mueller-Stahl, August Diehl, Jessica Schwarz, and Mark Waschke in Buddenbrooks (2008)
    Armin Mueller-Stahl, Iris Berben, August Diehl, Jessica Schwarz, and Mark Waschke in Buddenbrooks (2008)
    Armin Mueller-Stahl, Iris Berben, August Diehl, Jessica Schwarz, and Mark Waschke in Buddenbrooks (2008)
    Armin Mueller-Stahl and Jessica Schwarz in Buddenbrooks (2008)
    Armin Mueller-Stahl in Buddenbrooks (2008)
    Jessica Schwarz and Alexander Fehling in Buddenbrooks (2008)
    Armin Mueller-Stahl and Iris Berben in Buddenbrooks (2008)

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    Armin Mueller-Stahl
    Armin Mueller-Stahl
    • Johann 'Jean' Buddenbrook
    Iris Berben
    Iris Berben
    • Elisabeth 'Betsy' Buddenbrook
    Jessica Schwarz
    Jessica Schwarz
    • Antonie 'Tony' Buddenbrook
    August Diehl
    August Diehl
    • Christian Buddenbrook
    Mark Waschke
    Mark Waschke
    • Thomas Buddenbrook
    Raban Bieling
    • Hanno Buddenbrook
    Léa Bosco
    • Gerda Arnoldsen…
    Maja Schöne
    Maja Schöne
    • Anna
    Nina Proll
    Nina Proll
    • Aline Puvogel
    Justus von Dohnányi
    Justus von Dohnányi
    • Bendix Grünlich
    Martin Feifel
    Martin Feifel
    • Alois Permaneder
    Alexander Fehling
    Alexander Fehling
    • Morten Schwarzkopf
    Elert Bode
    • Konsul Lebrecht Kröger
    Krijn ter Braak
    Krijn ter Braak
    • Meneer Arnoldsen
    Teresa Harder
    Teresa Harder
    • Ida Jungmann
    André Hennicke
    André Hennicke
    • Sigismund Gosch
    • (as André M. Hennicke)
    Martin Horn
    • Carl Smolt
    Wolfgang Hinze
    • Hinrich Hagenström
      • Heinrich Breloer
      • Thomas Mann(novel)
      • Heinrich Breloer(screenplay)
      • Horst Königstein(screenplay)
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    • Goofs
      When Tony and Alois get splashed with water on their trip down the river, some of the water gets on the camera lens.
    • Quotes

      Antonie 'Tony' Buddenbrook: My father says, that's how the Hagenströms do it all the time.

      Hermann Hagenström: How do we do it?

      Antonie 'Tony' Buddenbrook: With the elbows.

    • Connections
      Featured in De wereld draait door: Episode #4.140 (2009)

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    poor picture of a family
    impressive if it remains invitation to discover the novel. nice if you know the Thomas Mann novel. interesting if you search atmosphere . short - it is a beautiful fresco. not exactly the best adaptation but an useful exercise to understand a piece of German history. the acting is almost good. the ambition to create a credible image of legendary work has seductive parts but, at all, it is far to be more than a project with too much ambitions. and mistakes. not bad, it is only vision of a team, testimony about a fight against pages and images.the locomotive - Armin Mueller - Stahl is an inspired Johann Buddenbroock but is not enough.a fresco for a family evolution. but far to be a good adaptation.
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    • Jul 8, 2013

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    • Release date
      • December 25, 2008 (Germany)
      • Germany
      • German
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    • Filming locations
      • Magic Media Company, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Bavaria Film
      • Colonia Media Filmproduktionsgesellschaft
      • ARD Degeto Film
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