A deeply moving, melancholic drama series about history and family, with standout world-building and characters.
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1 season · 4 episodes · best: S1E3 "Macht und Ohnmacht (1932-1938)" 6.8
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Burt LancasterGeheimrat Carl Julius Deutz
Rüdiger VoglerUlrich Deutz
Julie ChristieCharlotte Deutz
Dieter LaserFriedrich Deutz
Bruno GanzHeinrich Beck
Tina EngelLuise Deutz
Burkhard Heyl
Herbert GrönemeyerGeorg Deutz
Katharina Thalbach
Martin BenrathBankier Bernheim
Hannes JaenickeMax Bernheim
Laura MoranteJudith Bernheim
Christian DoermerDr. Körner
Cyrielle ClairAnni
Alexander RadszunSokolowski
Gert Burkard
Paul GlawionStaatssekretär
Rainer Penkert
Holger Petzold
Ludwig HaasStaatssekretär
Heinz Schimmelpfennig
Oto Ševčík
Jiří Pleskot
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GoodWatch score 61November 12, 1986 · November 23, 1986 · Ended
5 questions, like "Is Fathers and Sons: A German Tragedy worth watching?"
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Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 72 (IMDb 7.5).
8 h
About 8 hours: 4 episodes in 1 season of about 120 minutes each, aired from 1986 to 1986.
Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (9 of 10) and pathos (9 of 10) more than on its plot.
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for melancholy and 7 for bleakness, against 2 for hopefulness.
No, it was made in German.
7.5