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Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day

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Plot

Commissioned to make a working-class family drama for public television, up-and-coming director Rainer Werner Fassbinder took the assignment and ran, dodging expectations by depicting social realities in West Germany from a critical—yet far from cynical—perspective. Over the course of five episodes, the sprawling story tracks the everyday triumphs and travails of the young toolmaker Jochen and many of the people populating his world, including the woman he loves, his eccentric family, and his fellow workers, with whom he bands together to improve conditions on the factory floor.

Cast

Gottfried John as Jochen Epp
Gottfried John

as Jochen Epp

Hanna Schygulla as Marion Andreas
Hanna Schygulla

as Marion Andreas

Luise Ullrich as Grandma
Luise Ullrich

as Grandma

Werner Finck as Gregor
Werner Finck

as Gregor

Wolfried Lier as Wolf
Wolfried Lier

as Wolf

Irm Hermann as Irmgard Erlkönig
Irm Hermann

as Irmgard Erlkönig

Kurt Raab as Harald
Kurt Raab

as Harald

Wolfgang Schenck as Franz Miltenberger
Wolfgang Schenck

as Franz Miltenberger

Wolfgang Zerlett as Manfred Müller
Wolfgang Zerlett

as Manfred Müller

Herb Andress as Rüdiger
Herb Andress

as Rüdiger

Network

Status

  • Ended

First Aired Date

  • October 29, 1972

Last Aired Date

  • March 18, 1973

Production Companies

  • WDR

Type

  • Miniseries

Number of Season

  • 1

Number of Episodes

  • 5

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Season 1

1972|5 Episodes

The young toolmaker Jochen fights with his colleagues to a performance bonus. He gets to know the girl Marion. For both, it is love at first sight.

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