Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day (1972)
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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Gottfried John
as Jochen Epp
Gottfried John (German: [ˈjoːn];[1] 29 August 1942 – 1 September 2014) was a German stage, screen, and voice actor. A long-time collaborator of Rainer Werner Fassbinder, John appeared in many of the f...
Wolfried Lier
as Wolf Epp
Irm Hermann
as Irmgard Erlkönig
Irmgard Hermann (4 October 1942 – 26 May 2020) was a German actress. She worked in film, television, and the stage, appearing in over 160 film and television productions. She was discovered, without f...
Werner Finck
as Gregor Mack
Werner Finck (2 May 1902 – 31 July 1978) was a German Kabarett comedian, actor and author..
Hanna Schygulla
as Marion Andreas
Hanna Schygulla (born 25 December 1943) is a German actress and chanson singer. She is generally considered the most prominent German actress of the New German Cinema. Over 12 years, Hanna Schygulla a...
Wolfgang Schenck
as Franz Miltenberger
Director
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
