The Buddenbrooks (German: Die Buddenbrooks) is a television series based on Thomas Mann's 1901 novel Buddenbrooks. It originally aired on ARD in 1979.Kliemann p. 78
Selected cast Carl Raddatz as Johann Buddenbrook sen. Katharina Brauren as Antoinette Buddenbrook Martin Benrath as Consul Johann (Jean) Buddenbrook jr. Ruth Leuwerik as Johann Buddenbrook jr.'s wife Volkert Kraeft as Thomas Buddenbrook Gerd Böckmann as Christian Buddenbrook Reinhild Solf as Antonie (Tony) Buddenbrook Michael Degen as Bendix Grünlich Noëlle Châtelet as Gerda Buddenbrook as Hanno Buddenbrook Ursula Dirichs as Ida Jungmann as Marcus, Procurator Alexander Hegarth as Dr. Grabow Regine Lutz as Sesemi Weichbrodt as Mlle. Popinet Hans Caninenberg as narrator
References
Sources Horst Kliemann. Who's Who in Germany. Intercontinental, 1996.
External links
"Die Buddenbrooks", fernsehserien.de