Series·1972–1973·1 Season
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
A Family Series
Created By
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Country
DE
Language
German
Episodes
5
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The Story
Original title: Acht Stunden sind kein Tag
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.
Producer
Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Peter Märthesheimer
Cinematography
Dietrich Lohmann
Music
Fuzzy
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
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
Wolfgang Zerlett
Manfred Müller
Grigorios Karipidis
Guiseppe Giuliano
Hans Hirschmüller
Jürgen Graf
Thorsten Massinger
Manni Andreas
Luise Ullrich
Oma Krüger
Karl Scheydt
Arbeiter Peter
Herb Andress
Rüdiger
Renate Roland
Monika Epp
// crew
Crew
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Producer
Marie Anne Gerhardt
Editor
Peter Märthesheimer
Producer
Dietrich Lohmann
Director of Photography
Fuzzy
Original Music Composer
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