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Väter und Söhne - Eine deutsche Tragödie (1986)

Name: Väter und Söhne - Eine deutsche Tragödie
Genre: Drama
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Rüdiger Vogler, Julie Christie, Dieter Laser, Bruno Ganz

Drama

Follows two wealthy families in Germany during the first half of the 20th century. One of them is German, the other one Jewish.

IMDb rating: 7.5 (104 votes)
Episode average: 6.6 -0.9 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: DE
Type: Mini-series

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Cast

Burt Lancaster Geheimrat Carl Julius Deutz
Rüdiger Vogler Ulrich Deutz
Julie Christie Charlotte Deutz
Dieter Laser Friedrich Deutz
Bruno Ganz Heinrich Beck
Tina Engel Luise Deutz

Seasons

Season 1 (1986)

6.63 avg 4 episodes 6.5 → 6.8

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Lieb Vaterland... (1911-1916)	6.5	9
2	Der Konzern (1923-1929)	6.4	8
3	Macht und Ohnmacht (1932-1938)	6.8	8
4	Auf Ehre und Gewissen (1940-1947)	6.8	8