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.

Cast:Peter Esser, Mady Christians, Alfred Abel, Hildegard Imhoff, Mathilde Sussin, Franz Egenieff,

Genre:Drama,

country:Germany,

Production:Dea-Film,