Plot
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.
Cast
as Jochen Epp
as Wolf Epp
as Irmgard Erlkönig
as Käthe Epp
as Gregor Mack
as Marion Andreas
as Franz Miltenberger
as Rolf Schwein
as Manfred Müller
as Guiseppe Giuliano
Creator
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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Miniseries
1972|5 Episodes
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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