Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day

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  1. Jochen and Marion

  107m

  In Cologne lives the middle-class Epp family, where one son, Jochen, works in a tool factory and shares close comradeship with his colleagues. While out to purchase alcohol for a family gathering, Jochen meets the beautiful Marion Andreas, who has an office advertising job, a love affair between them develops.

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  2. Oma and Gregor

  105m

  Grandmother Oma spends time searching for an apartment she can afford with her new boyfriend Gregor, a gentleman she has picked up in a park. When they run across a library space being abandoned by town authorities, Oma comes up with the idea of taking it over as a kindergarten for the neighbourhood children with no place to play except the street. She and Gregor become do-it-yourself squatters.

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  3. Franz and Ernst

  97m

  The closely knit comrades at the factory have hoped that, after some training, Franz would replace the recently deceased foreman. But their office manager prefers to bring in an outsider, which causes tension.

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  4. Harald and Monika

  95m

  Prodded by a visit from Marion's strict mother, Jochen plans to marry Marion. Whereas tensions growing between Monika and the abusive Harald lead Monika to consider divorce.

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  5. Irmgard and Rolf

  94m

  With the news the factory is relocating, Jochen and Marion ask if they can switch apartments with Kathe and Wolf, to be closer to their respective jobs. And with this new inconvenience, the workers come up with a list of demands, including the seemingly impractical proposal that they arrange their own schedule rather than it being dictated by the bosses.

Cast

Gottfried John

Jochen Epp

Wolfried Lier

Wolf Epp

Irm Hermann

Irmgard Erlkönig

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Anita Bucher

Käthe Epp

Werner Finck

Gregor Mack

Hanna Schygulla

Marion Andreas

Wolfgang Schenck

Franz Miltenberger

Rudolf Waldemar Brem

Rolf Schwein

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Wolfgang Zerlett

Manfred Müller

Grigorios Karipidis

Guiseppe Giuliano

Hans Hirschmüller

Jürgen Graf

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Thorsten Massinger

Manni Andreas