The German Lesson
19711 Season
- Origin
- DE
About
Siggi Jepsen, an inmate at the juvenile detention center, is assigned to write an essay in the 1950s. Topic: the joys of duty. He immediately thinks of his own father. As a police sergeant, his father took his official duties more than seriously during the Nazi regime. Siggi becomes increasingly pensive. He writes about his father, who even sacrifices his friendship with an old friend for the sake of his sense of duty. Siggi had protected this friend as a child, and now has to serve time for it…
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet. It is in Germany.
Details
- Director
- Peter Beauvais
- Writing
- Diethard Klante
- Status
- Ended
- First aired
- Jan 24, 1971
- Studio
- Sender Freies Berlin
Time to finish
2 hrs
2 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.
Cast
Wolfgang Büttner
Max Nansen
Arno Assmann
Jens Jepsen
Andreas Poliza
Siggi Jepsen - 10 Jahre
Jens Weisser
Siggi Jepsen - 19 Jahre
Irmgard Först
Gudrun Jepsen
Edda Seippel
Ditte Nansen
Jörg Marquardt
Klaas
Joeka Paris
Hilke
Erland Erlandsen
Dr. Theo Busbert
Petra Redinger
Jutta
Lisa Helwig
Katrine
Heinz Ulrich
Postbote Brodersen
Antje Hagen
Hilde Isenbüttel
Maxim Hamel
Leon
Gustav Burmester
Lehrer Plönnies
Helmuth Hinzelmann
Gastwirt Timmsen
Hans Jensen
Kohlschmidt
Will Müller-Jensen
Direktor Himpel
Eric C. Harris
General Tate
Ferdy Mayne
Mr. Haines
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