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“A Family Series”

Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day (1972)

First aired October 29, 19721h 40m/ep1 season · 5 epsEnded
7.6

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Overview

Eight Hours Don't Make a Day (German: Acht Stunden sind kein Tag) is a West German television drama miniseries written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Commissioned by Westdeutscher Rundfunk, it broadcast in five episodes between 1972 and 1973. In Cologne, West Germany, young toolmaker Jochen's world is explored, including those around him: the woman he loves, his eccentric family, and his fellow workers, with whom he bands together to improve conditions on the factory floor.

Created By

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Top Billed Cast

Gottfried John

Gottfried John

Jochen Epp

Wolfried Lier

Wolfried Lier

Wolf Epp

Irm Hermann

Irm Hermann

Irmgard Erlkönig

Anita Bucher

Anita Bucher

Käthe Epp

Werner Finck

Werner Finck

Gregor Mack

Hanna Schygulla

Hanna Schygulla

Marion Andreas

Wolfgang Schenck

Wolfgang Schenck

Franz Miltenberger

Rudolf Waldemar Brem

Rudolf Waldemar Brem

Rolf Schwein

Wolfgang Zerlett

Wolfgang Zerlett

Manfred Müller

Grigorios Karipidis

Grigorios Karipidis

Guiseppe Giuliano

Hans Hirschmüller

Hans Hirschmüller

Jürgen Graf

Thorsten Massinger

Thorsten Massinger

Manni Andreas

Luise Ullrich

Luise Ullrich

Oma Krüger

Karl Scheydt

Karl Scheydt

Arbeiter Peter

Herb Andress

Herb Andress

Rüdiger

Renate Roland

Renate Roland

Monika Epp

Seasons

Status

Ended

Language

German

Type

Miniseries

Last Air Date

March 18, 1973

Networks

WDR Fernsehen

Production

WDR

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