

First part of two of the saga of the troubled Buddenbrook family and their business in mid 19th century Germany.
Gerda Arnoldsen
The runtime is 99 minutes (1h 39m).
The film was directed by Alfred Weidenmann.
The screenplay was written by Erika Mann and Jacob Geis.
The score was composed by Werner Eisbrenner.
Cinematography was handled by Friedl Behn-Grund.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0052656.
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Buddenbrooks - 1. Teil
Released
12
Deutsch
Germany