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Eight Hours Don't Make a Day (also translated as was a West German television mini-series broadcast in five episodes between 1972 and 1973. Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, the mini-series was commissioned by Westdeutscher Rundfunk. In December 2016 it was announced that the restored version would have its world premiere in the Berlinale Special section of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. In October 2018 The Criterion Collection released it on Blu-Ray and DVD
Original Release
10/29/1972
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Gottfried John | Jochen Epp |
| Wolfrid Lier | Wolf Epp / Wolf |
| Anita Bucher | Käthe Epp |
| Werner Finck | Gregor Mack / Gregor |
| Irm Hermann | Irmgard Erlkönig |
| Hanna Schygulla | Marion Andreas |
| Rudolf Waldemar Brem | Rolf Schwein |
| Wolfgang Zerlett | Manfred Müller |
| Wolfgang Schenck | Franz Miltenberger |
| Grigorios Karipidis | Guiseppe Giuliano |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jochen und Marion | Sunday, 29 October 1972 |
| 2 | Oma und Gregor | Wednesday, 27 December 1972 |
| 3 | Franz und Ernst | Sunday, 21 January 1973 |
| 4 | Harald und Monika | Sunday, 18 February 1973 |
| 5 | Irmgard und Rolf | Sunday, 18 March 1973 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Gottfried John | Jochen Epp |
| Wolfrid Lier | Wolf Epp / Wolf |
| Anita Bucher | Käthe Epp |
| Werner Finck | Gregor Mack / Gregor |
| Irm Hermann | Irmgard Erlkönig |
| Hanna Schygulla | Marion Andreas |
| Rudolf Waldemar Brem | Rolf Schwein |
| Wolfgang Zerlett | Manfred Müller |
| Wolfgang Schenck | Franz Miltenberger |
| Grigorios Karipidis | Guiseppe Giuliano |
| Hans Hirschmüller | Jürgen Graf |
| Thorsten Massinger | Manni Andreas |
| Luise Ullrich | Oma Krüger / Grandma |
| Karl Scheydt | Arbeiter Peter |
| Herb Andress | Rüdiger |
| Renate Roland | Monika / Monika Epp |
| Rainer Hauer | Volkmar Gross |
| Andrea Schober | Sylvia |
| El Hedi ben Salem | Dunkelhäutiger Arbeiter |
| Ruth Drexel | Frau Miltenberger |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Peter Märthesheimer | Producer |
