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Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day

Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day

A Family Series

151972•1h 40m•7.6/10
ComedyDrama

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7.6/10(19)

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.

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Production

WDR

Language

DE

Status

Ended

First Aired

October 29, 1972

Last Aired

March 18, 1973

Networks

WDR Fernsehen

Created By

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
Jochen and Marion
E1
Jochen and Marion
Air date: 1972-10-29
In Cologne lives the middle-class Epp family, where one son, Jochen, works in a tool factory and shares close comradeship with his colleagues. While out to purchase alcohol for a family gathering, Jochen meets the beautiful Marion Andreas, who has an office advertising job, a love affair between them develops.
Oma and Gregor
E2
Oma and Gregor
Air date: 1972-12-27
Grandmother Oma spends time searching for an apartment she can afford with her new boyfriend Gregor, a gentleman she has picked up in a park. When they run across a library space being abandoned by town authorities, Oma comes up with the idea of taking it over as a kindergarten for the neighbourhood children with no place to play except the street. She and Gregor become do-it-yourself squatters.
Franz and Ernst
E3
Franz and Ernst
Air date: 1973-01-21
The closely knit comrades at the factory have hoped that, after some training, Franz would replace the recently deceased foreman. But their office manager prefers to bring in an outsider, which causes tension.
Harald and Monika
E4
Harald and Monika
Air date: 1973-02-18
Prodded by a visit from Marion's strict mother, Jochen plans to marry Marion. Whereas tensions growing between Monika and the abusive Harald lead Monika to consider divorce.
Irmgard and Rolf
E5
Irmgard and Rolf
Air date: 1973-03-18
With the news the factory is relocating, Jochen and Marion ask if they can switch apartments with Kathe and Wolf, to be closer to their respective jobs. And with this new inconvenience, the workers come up with a list of demands, including the seemingly impractical proposal that they arrange their own schedule rather than it being dictated by the bosses.

Cast

Gottfried John

Gottfried John

Jochen Epp

Wolfried Lier

Wolfried Lier

Wolf Epp

Irm Hermann

Irm Hermann

Irmgard Erlkönig

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

Manfred Müller

Grigorios Karipidis

Grigorios Karipidis

Guiseppe Giuliano

Hans Hirschmüller

Hans Hirschmüller

Jürgen Graf

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

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