Eight Hours Don't Make a Day (1972)

Name: Eight Hours Don't Make a Day
Genre: Drama
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Gottfried John, Wolfried Lier, Irm Hermann, Anita Bucher, Werner Finck

Drama

The sprawling story of 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 colleagues, with whom he bands together to improve conditions on the factory floor.

IMDb rating: 8.2 (771 votes)
Episode average: 8.1 -0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: DE
Type: Mini-series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1972)

8.12 avg 5 episodes 8.1 → 8.1 95 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Jochen und Marion	8.1	149
2	Oma und Gregor	7.9	134
3	Franz und Ernst	8.2	127
4	Harald und Monika	8.3	117
5	Irmgard und Rolf	8.1	111