"Heimat - Eine deutsche Chronik" (1984) TV mini-series

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

31 March 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

The series (11 episodes) tells the story of the village Schabbach, on the Hunsrueck in Germany through the years 1919-1982...

Plot Keywords:

Village | Restraint | Timidity | Land | House

Awards:

4 wins

Cast

Marita Breuer	...	Maria Simon (11 episodes, 1984)
Eva Maria Schneider	...	Marie-Goot (11 episodes, 1984)
Kurt Wagner	...	Glasisch Karl (11 episodes, 1984)
Rüdiger Weigang	...	Eduard Simon (11 episodes, 1984)
Johannes Lobewein	...	Alois Wiegand (10 episodes, 1984)
Karin Rasenack	...	Lucie Hardtke (10 episodes, 1984)
Eva Maria Bayerwaltes	...	Pauline (9 episodes, 1984)
Gertrud Bredel	...	Katharina / ... (9 episodes, 1984)
Hans-Jürgen Schatz	...	Wilfried Wiegand (9 episodes, 1984)
Johannes Metzdorf	...	Pieritz (8 episodes, 1984)
Wolfram Wagner	...	Maethes-Pat (7 episodes, 1984)
Helga Bender	...	Martina (6 episodes, 1984)
Willi Burger	...	Mathias / ... (6 episodes, 1984)
Arno Lang	...	Robert Kröber (6 episodes, 1984)
Alexander Scholz	...	Hänschen (6 episodes, 1984)
Sabine Wagner	...	Martha Simon (6 episodes, 1984)
Jörg Hube	...	Otto Wohlleben (5 episodes, 1984)

Also Known As:

Heimat
Homeland: A German Chronicle (literal English title)
Hjemstavn (Denmark) [da]
Kotiseutu (Finland) [fi]
Patrida (Greece) [el]

Runtime:

9 min (11 episodes)

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German | English | French

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Sweden:7 | UK:15 | Germany:6

Filming Locations:

Bundenbach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Company:

Edgar Reitz Film (ERF)

Goofs:

Continuity: In the narration at the beginning of "Das Fest der Lebenden und der Toten" we are told that Pauline died in 1979. However on the family tree the date is listed as 1975. This is confirmed when Hermann visits the grave and the date on the tombstone is 1975.

Movie Connections:

Features Heimat (1938)

the best

Heimat is one of the best works of art of the twentieth century. Period. That is really all there is to be said. But the format of these comments forces me to write a minimum of ten lines. Well, lets just say that never before in film there has been as successful an amalgam of epic and lyric qualities. The TV-series depict the troubled history of Germany by focusing on a small community and a handful of families. As the show unfolds they become our family. Also: In art the profound and the entertaining seldom go together. In Heimat they do. Be amazed and cry. Still not enough lines. I have nothing more to say. Heimat is the ultimate television masterpiece.