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The Buddenbrooks

Gerhard Lamprecht

1923 • 1h 46m

Four-generation story-saga dealing with the decline of a middle-class Lübeck family. The first adaptation of a Thomas Mann book was also Gerhard Lamprecht’s first major film.

The Buddenbrooks

Cast

Peter EsserThomas Buddenbrook

Mady Christians

Mady ChristiansGerda Arnoldsen

Alfred Abel

Alfred AbelChristian Buddenbrook

Hildegard ImhoffTony Buddenbrook

Mathilde SussinElisabeth Buddenbrook

Franz EgenieffReeder Arnoldsen

Rudolf del ZoppKonsul Krüger

Auguste Prasch-Grevenberg

Auguste Prasch-GrevenbergBabette, Frau des Konsuls

Ralph Arthur Roberts

Ralph Arthur RobertsBendix Grünlich, Agent

Kurt Vespermann

Kurt VespermannRenee Throta

Elsa Wagner

Elsa WagnerSesemi Weichbrodt

Charlotte Böcklin

Charlotte BöcklinAline Puvogel

Emil HeyseKesselmeyer

Robert Leffler

Robert LefflerKapitän Kloot

Rudolf Lettinger

Rudolf LettingerKutscher Grobleben

Crew

Thomas Mann

Thomas MannNovel

Giuseppe Becce

Giuseppe BecceOriginal Music Composer

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The Buddenbrooks (1923) — Backlot Notes