Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day 1972
7.6/10 by 18 users
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.
- Released: 1972-10-29
- Runtime: 95 minutes
- Genre: Comedy, Drama
- Stars: Gottfried John, Hanna Schygulla, Luise Ullrich, Werner Finck, Wolfried Lier
- Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Dietrich Lohmann, Marie Anne Gerhardt, Peter Märthesheimer
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1. Jochen and Marion 1972-10-29
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2. Oma and Gregor 1972-12-27
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3. Franz and Ernst 1973-01-21
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4. Harald and Monika 1973-02-18
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5. Irmgard and Rolf 1973-03-18
