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Zur See

1977 · 1 season

A steady, earnest look at shipboard routine and the strain of long absences, more procedural than thrilling.

Created by
Wolfgang Luderer
Genres
Drama, Family
Starring
Jürgen Zartmann, Horst Drinda, Günter Naumann
Overview
This series is about the "adventures" and problems of the crew of the East German cargo ship "MS-Fichte" at sea. In the first part, the main engine had a piston jam during a storm at sea, so that the piston had to be removed. Mutual recriminations ensue between the captain, who ordered a higher speed, and the chief, who is against it out of concern for the high fuel consumption and is also said not to have bothered to maintain the engine...

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Created by
Wolfgang Luderer
Genres
Drama, Family
Starring
Jürgen Zartmann, Horst Drinda, Günter Naumann
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • work
    • family
    • survival
    • loyalty
    • isolation
    Places
    • sea
    • workplace
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    family
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension3
    Darkness2
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight4

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    Genres
    drama, family
    Created by
    Wolfgang Luderer
    Starring
    Jürgen Zartmann, Horst Drinda, Günter Naumann, Helmut Schreiber, Fred Delmare, Günter Schubert, Willi Schrade, Rolf Hoppe
    Length
    1 seasons, 9 episodes, 75 min each
    Network
    DFF 1
    Country
    East Germany
    Languages
    German

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