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Das Schwein - Eine deutsche Karriere

1995 · 1 season

A cold, clinical climb through a charming schemer's rise, watching him use and discard people with unsettling ease.

Created by
Ilse Hofmann
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Götz George, Rosemarie Fendel, Felix von Manteuffel
Overview
The three-part miniseries portrays the rise of the unscrupulous Stefan Stolze. Stefan Stolze gets through life with the motto "smarter than the others." Even as a schoolboy, he supplements his pocket money with tricks and scams. In the 1970s, he initially works as a pimp, but then manages to break into the Berlin real estate business—the first step on his way to the top, on which rich, influential women always play a role, but whom he drops at the right moment.

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Created by
Ilse Hofmann
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Götz George, Rosemarie Fendel, Felix von Manteuffel
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Tone
  • cynicalstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • corruption
  • power
  • greed
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, crime
Created by
Ilse Hofmann
Written by
Karl Heinz Willschrei
Starring
Götz George, Rosemarie Fendel, Felix von Manteuffel, Gudrun Landgrebe, Michael Mendl, Martina Gedeck, Andrea Sawatzki, Karl Michael Vogler
Music
Andreas Köbner
Cinematography
Daniel Koppelkamm
Length
1 seasons, 3 episodes
Network
SAT.1
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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