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