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.
| Writing | Heinrich Breloer | Screenplay |
| Writing | Horst Königstein | Screenplay |
| Directing | Heinrich Breloer | Director |
| Production | Michael Hild | Producer |
| Production | Uschi Reich | Producer |
| Writing | Thomas Mann | Novel |
| Production | Winka Wulff | Producer |
| Production | Jan S. Kaiser | Producer |
| Sound | Hans-Peter Ströer | Music |
| Production | Matthias Esche | Producer |
| Editing | Barbara von Weitershausen | Editor |
| Camera | Gernot Roll | Director of Photography |
| Production | Burkhard Von Schenk | Associate Producer |
| Production | Lukas Batthyany | Associate Producer |
| Production | Barbara Buhl | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Ladislav Lahoda | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Arnd Hoffmeister | Line Producer |