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Wie eine Träne im Ozean

1970 · 1 season

A slow, serious plunge into political disillusionment, heavy with history and quiet despair.

Created by
Fritz Umgelter
Starring
Martin Lüttge, Günter Mack, Kurt Jaggberg
Overview
A three-part film version of the novel by Manès Sperber, Concentrated on the years 1931 to 1934, with which the latter processed his experiences as a once-convinced young communist.

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Created by
Fritz Umgelter
Starring
Martin Lüttge, Günter Mack, Kurt Jaggberg
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • faith
  • corruption
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Created by
Fritz Umgelter
Written by
Oliver Storz, Helmut Pigge, Wolfgang Mühlbauer
Starring
Martin Lüttge, Günter Mack, Kurt Jaggberg, Herbert Stass, Hans Brenner, Heinz Weiss, Franz Rudnick, Klaus Schwarzkopf
Cinematography
Joseph Vilsmaier, Gernot Roll
Length
1 seasons, 3 episodes
Network
Das Erste
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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