The Buddenbrooks (TV series)
| The Buddenbrooks | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | Buddenbrooks by Thomas Mann |
| Written by | Berndt Rhotert Franz Peter Wirth |
| Directed by | Franz Peter Wirth |
| Starring | Ursula Dirichs Reinhild Solf Volkert Kraeft Ruth Leuwerik |
| Composer | Eugen Thomass |
| Country of origin | France Germany |
| Original language | German |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 11 |
| Production | |
| Cinematography | Gernot Roll |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies | Hessischer Rundfunk TF1 |
| Original release | |
| Network | ARD |
| Release | 15 October – 23 December 1979 |
The Buddenbrooks (German: Die Buddenbrooks) is a television series which originally aired on ARD in 1979.[1] Based on the 1901 novel Buddenbrooks by Thomas Mann, it was made as a co-production between France and West Germany.
Selected cast[edit]
- Ursula Dirichs as Ida Jungmann
- Reinhild Solf as Tony
- Volkert Kraeft as Thomas
- Gerd Böckmann as Christian
- Ruth Leuwerik as Konsulin
- Udo Thomer as Marcus, Prokurist
- Noëlle Châtelet as Gerda
- Adem Rimpapa as Hanno Buddenbrook
- Barbara Markus as Erika Grünlich
- Alexander Hegarth as Dr. Grabow
- Regine Lutz as Sesemi Weichbrodt
- Elisabeth Endriss as Mlle. Popinet
- Martin Benrath as Konsul Buddenbrook
- Carl Raddatz as Johann Buddenbrook sen.
- Katharina Brauren as Antoinette Buddenbrook
- Michael Degen as Bendix Grünlich
References[edit]
- ^ Kliemann p. 78
Bibliography[edit]
- Horst Kliemann. Who's Who in Germany. Intercontinental, 1996.
