Rainer Werner Fassbinder
creator
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
Overview
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.76%
Cast
Gottfried John
Jochen Epp
Total episodes: 5
Hanna Schygulla
Marion Andreas
Total episodes: 5
Luise Ullrich
Grandma
Total episodes: 5
Werner Finck
Gregor
Total episodes: 5
Wolfried Lier
Wolf
Total episodes: 5
Irm Hermann
Irmgard Erlkönig
Total episodes: 5
Kurt Raab
Harald
Total episodes: 5
Wolfgang Schenck
Franz Miltenberger
Total episodes: 5
Wolfgang Zerlett
Manfred Müller
Total episodes: 5
Herb Andress
Rüdiger
Total episodes: 5
Rudolf Waldemar Brem
Rolf Schwein
Total episodes: 5
Anita Bucher
Käthe Epp
Total episodes: 5
Gottfried John
Jochen Epp
Total episodes: 5
Hanna Schygulla
Marion Andreas
Total episodes: 5
Luise Ullrich
Grandma
Total episodes: 5
Werner Finck
Gregor
Total episodes: 5
Wolfried Lier
Wolf
Total episodes: 5
Irm Hermann
Irmgard Erlkönig
Total episodes: 5
Kurt Raab
Harald
Total episodes: 5
Wolfgang Schenck
Franz Miltenberger
Total episodes: 5
Wolfgang Zerlett
Manfred Müller
Total episodes: 5
Herb Andress
Rüdiger
Total episodes: 5
Rudolf Waldemar Brem
Rolf Schwein
Total episodes: 5
Anita Bucher
Käthe Epp
Total episodes: 5
Extra
Release Date
October 29, 1972Last air Date
March 18, 1973Status
EndedOriginal Language
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Season 1
Aired on: 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.
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