Christian Buddenbrook — Buddenbrooks Character Profile

About Christian Buddenbrook

Son who trains abroad but rejects the family business. Prefers a hedonistic lifestyle involving alcohol and frequenting the theater. Eventually sells the family estate and departs from the family.

Character Facts

Played by

August Diehl

Appears in

Buddenbrooks (2008)

Role

Supporting

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