The Buddenbrooks
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.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | Die Buddenbrooks |
| Year | 1923 |
| Country | Germany |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Gerhard Lamprecht |
| Runtime | 106 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 5.0/10 (1 votes) |
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Gerhard Lamprecht constructs a sprawling family saga, relying on meticulous period detail and a deliberate, observational pace. The film explores the internal decay of spirit and tradition, where decline is felt in quiet glances and opulent, fading interiors rather than dramatic events.
What lingers after the final frame is a profound sense of melancholic beauty and the heavy weight of inheritance. It is a portrait of a world gently exhausting its own vitality. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Gerhard Lamprecht
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Watch in a contemplative mood, allowing the film's stately rhythm to fully convey its atmosphere of decay.
🎭 Cast
Peter Esser
Thomas Buddenbrook
Mady Christians
Gerda Arnoldsen
Alfred Abel
Christian Buddenbrook
Hildegard Imhoff
Tony Buddenbrook
Mathilde Sussin
Elisabeth Buddenbrook
Franz Egenieff
Reeder Arnoldsen
Rudolf del Zopp
Konsul Krüger
Auguste Prasch-Grevenberg
Babette, Frau des Konsuls
Ralph Arthur Roberts
Bendix Grünlich, Agent
Kurt Vespermann
Renee Throta
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