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Heimat

Heimat

A Chronicle of Germany

19847.81 Season11 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Spanning 1919 to 1982, in the fictional village of Schabbach, live Maria Simon and her family, whose lives and community are changed by historical events around them.

Created by Peter Steinbach
Written by Peter Steinbach, Edgar Reitz
Produced by Joachim von Mengershausen, Hans Kwiet, Edgar Reitz
NetworksDas Erste

Top Cast

K

Kurt Wagner

Glasisch Karl

Marita Breuer

Marita Breuer

Maria Simon

Rüdiger Weigang

Rüdiger Weigang

Eduard Simon

Gertrud Bredel

Gertrud Bredel

Katharina Simon

Karin Rasenack

Karin Rasenack

Lucie Hardtke

W

Willi Burger

Mathias Simon

J

Johannes Lobewein

Alois Wiegand

Hans-Jürgen Schatz

Hans-Jürgen Schatz

Wilfried Wiegand

E

Eva Maria Schneider

Marie-Goot

A

Arno Lang

Robert Kröber

Themes & Keywords

germanysmall townworld war iinarrationforbidden lovephotographychangedisappearancehistoricalfamilygenerationalyearning

About Heimat

Heimat is a drama series that first aired in 1984 exploring themes of germany, small town, world war ii, narration, forbidden love, photography. Created by Peter Steinbach, it stars Kurt Wagner, Marita Breuer, Rüdiger Weigang. Spanning 1919 to 1982, in the fictional village of Schabbach, live Maria Simon and her family, whose lives and community are changed by historical events around them.

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