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Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family

Play trailer Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family 2008,  2h 58m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Members (Armin Mueller-Stahl, Iris Berben, Jessica Schwarz) of a 19th-century mercantile family become unlucky in love and business.

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Boyd van Hoeij Variety Jan 20, 2009
Big-name German cast is aces, but helmer Heinrich Breloer struggles to lift his big-budget sudser to the level of epic tragedy. Go to Full Review
Jules Brenner Cinema Signals Oct 2, 2009
3/5
Isn't likely to achieve a widening of American interest in German cinema any more than it realizes its literary pedigree. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Heinrich Breloer

Director

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Johann "Jean'" Buddenbrook

Iris Berben

Elisabeth "Betsy" Buddenbrook

Jessica Schwarz

Antonie "Tony" Buddenbrook

August Diehl

Christian Buddenbrook

Mark Waschke

Thomas Buddenbrook

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Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family

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Movie Info

Synopsis Members (Armin Mueller-Stahl, Iris Berben, Jessica Schwarz) of a 19th-century mercantile family become unlucky in love and business.
Director
Heinrich Breloer
Screenwriter
Thomas Mann, Horst Königstein, Heinrich Breloer
Production Co
Südwestdeutscher Rundfunk (SWR), Bavaria Film, Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) [de], Degeto Film, Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) [at], Arte, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Genre
Drama
Original Language
German
Runtime
2h 58m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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