Four-generation story-saga dealing with the decline of a middle-class Lübeck family. The first adaptation of a Thomas Mann book was also Gerhard Lamprecht’s first major film.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| PPeter EsserThomas Buddenbrook | Thomas Buddenbrook |
 Mady ChristiansGerda Arnoldsen | Gerda Arnoldsen |
 Alfred AbelChristian Buddenbrook | Christian Buddenbrook |
| HHildegard ImhoffTony Buddenbrook | Tony Buddenbrook |
| MMathilde SussinElisabeth Buddenbrook | Elisabeth Buddenbrook |
| FFranz EgenieffReeder Arnoldsen | Reeder Arnoldsen |
| RRudolf del ZoppKonsul Krüger | Konsul Krüger |
 Auguste Prasch-GrevenbergBabette, Frau des Konsuls | Babette, Frau des Konsuls |
 Ralph Arthur RobertsBendix Grünlich, Agent | Bendix Grünlich, Agent |
 Kurt VespermannRenee Throta | Renee Throta |
 Elsa WagnerSesemi Weichbrodt | Sesemi Weichbrodt |
 Charlotte BöcklinAline Puvogel | Aline Puvogel |
| EEmil HeyseKesselmeyer | Kesselmeyer |
 Robert LefflerKapitän Kloot | Kapitän Kloot |
 Rudolf LettingerKutscher Grobleben | Kutscher Grobleben |
| PPhilipp ManningNot listed | Not listed |
 Karl PlatenPokurist | Pokurist |
| FFriedrich TraegerBürgermeister Oeverdieck | Bürgermeister Oeverdieck |
 Hermann VallentinSmith | Smith |
 Aribert WäscherOffice Worker | Office Worker |