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Heimat: A Chronicle of Germany

Original title: Heimat - Eine Chronik in elf Teilen
  • TV Mini Series
  • 19841984
  • 15h 24m
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8.7/10
3.1K
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Heimat: A Chronicle of Germany (1984)
Heimat: Eine Deutsche Chronik
Play trailer2:52
2 Videos
23 Photos
  • Drama
  • History
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The village of Schabbach experiences the shifting fortunes of Germany from 1919 to 1982.The village of Schabbach experiences the shifting fortunes of Germany from 1919 to 1982.The village of Schabbach experiences the shifting fortunes of Germany from 1919 to 1982.
IMDb RATING
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3.1K
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  • Stars
    • Marita Breuer
    • Rüdiger Weigang
    • Kurt Wagner
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  • Stars
    • Marita Breuer
    • Rüdiger Weigang
    • Kurt Wagner
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    • 28User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins

    Episodes11

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    1984

    Videos2

    Heimat: Eine Deutsche Chronik
    Trailer 2:52
    Heimat: Eine Deutsche Chronik
    Heimat: Eine Deutsche Chronik: Gesamtedition
    Trailer 3:14
    Heimat: Eine Deutsche Chronik: Gesamtedition

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    Heimat: A Chronicle of Germany (1984)
    Heimat: A Chronicle of Germany (1984)
    Heimat: A Chronicle of Germany (1984)
    Heimat: A Chronicle of Germany (1984)
    Heimat: A Chronicle of Germany (1984)
    Heimat: A Chronicle of Germany (1984)
    Heimat: A Chronicle of Germany (1984)
    Heimat: A Chronicle of Germany (1984)
    Heimat: A Chronicle of Germany (1984)
    Heimat: A Chronicle of Germany (1984)
    Heimat: A Chronicle of Germany (1984)
    Heimat: A Chronicle of Germany (1984)

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    Marita Breuer
    Marita Breuer
    • Mariaas Maria
    11 episodes11 eps • 1984
    Rüdiger Weigang
    • Eduardas Eduard
    10 episodes10 eps • 1984
    Kurt Wagner
    • Glasischas Glasisch…
    10 episodes10 eps • 1984
    Gertrud Bredel
    • Katharinaas Katharina
    9 episodes9 eps • 1984
    Karin Rasenack
    Karin Rasenack
    • Lucieas Lucie
    8 episodes8 eps • 1984
    Willi Burger
    • Mathiasas Mathias
    8 episodes8 eps • 1984
    Johannes Lobewein
    • Wiegandas Wiegand…
    8 episodes8 eps • 1984
    Johannes Metzdorf
    • Pieritzas Pieritz
    7 episodes7 eps • 1984
    Hans-Jürgen Schatz
    • Wilfriedas Wilfried…
    7 episodes7 eps • 1984
    Eva Maria Schneider
    • Marie-Gootas Marie-Goot
    7 episodes7 eps • 1984
    Arno Lang
    • Robert Kröberas Robert Kröber…
    7 episodes7 eps • 1984
    Sabine Wagner
    • Marthaas Martha
    6 episodes6 eps • 1984
    Eva Maria Bayerwaltes
    • Paulineas Pauline
    6 episodes6 eps • 1984
    Helga Bender
    • Martinaas Martina
    6 episodes6 eps • 1984
    Alexander Scholz
    • Hänschenas Hänschen
    6 episodes6 eps • 1984
    Jörg Hube
    • Ottoas Otto…
    5 episodes5 eps • 1984
    Otto Henn
    • Glockziehas Glockzieh
    5 episodes5 eps • 1984
    Manfred Kuhn
    • Wirtas Wirt
    5 episodes5 eps • 1984
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    • Trivia
      The 2015 re-release with 4k restoration is in 7 parts.
    • Goofs
      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.
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    User reviews28

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    10/10
    Simply superb
    What can one say? This is what (television) drama should be. I saw the first Heimat when it was broadcast in the Netherlands in 1985, shortly after it was released in Germany. I was stunned. It seems that every decade one or two television productions excel, and this was without a shred of a doubt the eighties' highlight. When the second Heimat was shown on Dutch television in two marathon sessions (it runs for over 25 hours in all) I sort of locked myself in, and never regretted it.

    I cannot begin to describe what Heimat is about. It's an epos. It's European history of the twentieth century on a small scale, literally. It's 'roman fleuve' and yet it's not. It's your family, that sometimes you wished wasn't there (and for good reasons) and then you're glad to meet again. It's all the human frailty and without the excuses. It *is* the human condition. And it only helps that it is beautifully shot, that the actors put on a superb show, that the music at times is haunting.

    Now, on the verge of having the third series shown on TV, the first Heimat is finally available on DVD (with the other two series promised for the next few months). And although I saw most of it about twenty years ago, it is like coming home again and meeting your boyhood friends, those favourite aunts, that dear old uncle - what was wrong with him, again?

    If you are looking for action, a thrilling plot, romance in a grand manner, wonderful CGI, and be done before dinner, don't look at Heimat. But if your willing to submerge yourself, to be engulfed by a very good story, to get really, I mean really, well acquainted with characters - well, I'm not in for commercial breaks, but go out and get it!
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    • Roelof Ruules
    • Dec 24, 2004

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    • Release date
      • March 31, 1985 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • West Germany
    • Official site
      • Edgar Reitz Filmproduktion GmbH (german) (Germany)
    • Languages
      • German
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Heimat - Eine Chronik in elf Teilen
    • Filming locations
      • Griebelschied, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Edgar Reitz Film (ERF)
      • Sender Freies Berlin (SFB)
      • Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
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    • Runtime
      15 hours 24 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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