Five years in the making Heimat is one of the most compelling and highly praised dramas in television history. This epic tale of a family and their rural life in a small German village is told against the changing backdrop of a country's turbulent history from 1919 to 1982. From the aftermath of the First World War economic hardship the rise and fall of Nazism the Second World War and the decades that followed life in the village goes on and the values and aspirations of the people at its heart are wonderfully brought to life in this gripping saga of an ordinary family... living through extraordinary times. Edgar Reitz's astonishing 15-hour masterpiece appeared in 6th place when BBC2 ran a 40th birthday poll celebrating the station's greatest programmes and was 10th in Channel 4's '50 Greatest TV Dramas'. It has captivated audiences all over the world and will continue to be hailed as one of television's most rewarding and unforgettable experiences. [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Five years in the making Heimat is one of the most compelling and highly praised dramas in television history This epic tale of a family and their rural life in a small German village is told against the changing backdrop of a country&39;s turbulent history from 1919 to 1982 From the aftermath of the First World War economic hardship the rise and fall of Nazism the Second World War and the decades that followed life in the village goes on and the values and aspirations of the people at its heart are wonderfully brought to life in this gripping saga of an ordinary family living through extraordinary times Edgar Reitz&39;s astonishing 15-hour masterpiece appeared in 6th place when BBC2 ran a 40th birthday poll celebrating the station&39;s greatest programmes and was 10th in Channel 4&39;s &39;50 Greatest TV Dramas&39; It has captivated audiences all over the world and will continue to be hailed as one of television&39;s most rewarding and unforgettable experiences Actors Marita Breuer Eva Maria Schneider Kurt Wagner Rüdiger Weigang Johannes Lobewein Karin Rasenack Eva Maria Bayerwaltes Gertrud Bredel Hans-Jürgen Schatz Johannes Metzdorf Wolfram Wagner Helga Bender Willi Burger & Arno LangDirector Edgar ReitzCertificate 15 years and overYear 1984Screen Fullscreen 1331Languages GermanSubtitles EnglishDuration 15 hours and 27 minutes (approx)
Eleven-part series directed by Edgar Reitz chronicling over 60 years of turbulent German history from 1919 to 1982. The story is centred around the economic meltdown that followed World War 1, the rise and fall of the Nazis, World War 2 and the subsequent rebuilding of East and West Germany in their two halves. Set in a small fictional rural village, it follows the fortunes of a woman called Maria (Marita Breuer) who at the start of the series is a young girl, and by the end an old woman who has lived to tell the tale of some of history's harshest moments. The episodes are: 'Fernweh - 1919-28', 'Die Mitte der Welt - 1929-1933', 'Weihnacht Wie Noch Nie - 1935', 'Reichshöhenstraße - 1938', 'Auf und Davon und Zurück - 1938/1939', 'Heimatfront - 1943', 'Die Liebe der Soldaten - 1944', 'Der Amerikaner - 1945-1947', 'Hermännchen - 1955/56', 'Die Stolzen Jahre - 1967-1969' and 'Das Fest der Lebenden und der Toten - Herbst 1982'.
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