Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day

Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day(1972–1973)

A Family Series

Ended
October 29, 1972
100 min/episode

1

Season

5

Episodes

TMDB7.619

Overview

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.

Trailer

EIGHT HOURS DON'T MAKE A DAY Trailer
EIGHT HOURS DON'T MAKE A DAY Trailer

Seasons

Miniseries

Miniseries

5 episodes • 1972

Cast

Crew

Networks

WDR Fernsehen

Details

Original Name

Acht Stunden sind kein Tag

Original Language

de

Country of Origin

DE

Type

Miniseries

Production

WDR

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