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Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day

1972 1 seasons · 5 eps German

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★7.7TMDB · 20

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The sprawling story of 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 colleagues, with whom he bands together to improve conditions on the factory floor.

“A Family Series”

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Cast

Gottfried John
Jochen Epp
Wolfried Lier
Wolf Epp
Irm Hermann
Irmgard Erlkönig
Anita Bucher
Käthe Epp
Werner Finck
Gregor Mack
Hanna Schygulla
Marion Andreas
Wolfgang Schenck
Franz Miltenberger
Rudolf Waldemar Brem
Rolf Schwein

Created by

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

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MONEY

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1 season · 5 episodes total · ~5 per season.

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RUNTIME

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Short-form: under 10 episodes, so binge-completable in a weekend.

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RUNTIME

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Roughly 8 hours end-to-end — 1 full workdays of television.

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ERA

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Aired from 1972 to 1973 — a 1-year run.

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WILD

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TMDB status: "Ended".

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CINEMA

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Show type: Miniseries.

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CAST

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Created by Rainer Werner Fassbinder.

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CAST

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16 series regulars — a large ensemble that can carry branching arcs.

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The technical file

Seasons: 1
Total episodes: 5
Avg episode length: 100 min
Premiered: 1972-10-29
Last aired: 1973-03-18
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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