Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day

Synopsis

Commissioned to make a working-class family drama for public television, up-and-coming director Rainer Werner Fassbinder took the assignment and ran, dodging expectations by depicting social realities in West Germany from a critical—yet far from cynical—perspective. Over the course of five episodes, the sprawling story tracks 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 fellow workers, with whom he bands together to improve conditions on the factory floor.

Main Cast

Gottfried John

Jochen Epp

Age : 72 | Popularity : 8%

Hanna Schygulla

Marion Andreas

Age : 80 | Popularity : 13%

Luise Ullrich

Grandma

Age : 74 | Popularity : 3%

Werner Finck

Gregor

Age : 76 | Popularity : 3%

Wolfried Lier

Wolf

Age : 76 | Popularity : 3%

Irm Hermann

Irmgard Erlkönig

Age : 81 | Popularity : 4%

Kurt Raab

Harald

Age : 46 | Popularity : 4%

Wolfgang Schenck

Franz Miltenberger

Age : 89 | Popularity : 5%

Seasons

Season 1

1972 | 5 episodes

The young toolmaker Jochen fights with his colleagues to a performance bonus. He gets to know the girl Marion. For both, it is love at first sight.

Season details

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Producer	Rainer Werner Fassbinder Peter Märthesheimer
Camera	Director of Photography	Dietrich Lohmann
Editing	Editor	Marie Anne Gerhardt
Department	Role	Name

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