Buddenbrooks
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.
Directed by Heinrich Breloer
Written by: Horst Königstein, Heinrich Breloer, Thomas Mann
Produced by: Uschi Reich, Michael Hild, Jan S. Kaiser
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