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The series ran 1 season across 3 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.
Synopsis
Prague 1913: The family of newspaper publisher Alexander Reither, traditionally reunited for a New Year’s dinner, moves along convoluted and secretive paths in everyday life. Granddaughter Wally is impressed by the opaque businessman Marko Gelusich. Her cousin Adrienne meets the young socialist Joseph Prokop at an illegal anarchist meeting. On a business trip to Vienna, Alexander Reither falls in love with Irene v. Claudi. Adrienne wants to move completely into Joseph Prokop’s proletarian world, but her mother Kalivoda makes her a painful announcement. Joseph already has a girl. Alexander finds Irene v. Claudi in Budapest. They spend happy days in Vienna. In Prague, the printing workers go on strike. Adrienne fights alongside the workers and Robert Kalivoda. She experiences class struggle with her cousin Guido Frank. Alexander tries to introduce Irene to the family.
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Seasons
| 1 | Season 1 | 3 ep1979 |
Key crew
- Hans-Joachim KasprzikDirector
- Klaus JörnWriter
- Hans-Joachim KasprzikWriter
- Karl-Ernst SasseOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Horst SchulzeAlexander Reither
- Angelika WallerValerie 'Wally' Reither
- Ezard HaußmannMax-Egon Reither
- Irma MünchHelene Reither
- Madeleine LierckAdrienne 'Adi' Reither
- Norbert ChristianProf. Dr. Friedrich Rankl
- Jutta HoffmannOttilie Rankl
- Angelica DomröseIrene von Claudi
- Lutz JahodaLeopold 'Poldi' von Wrbata
- Manfred KrugMarko Gelusich
- Erika PelikowskyKaroline von Wrbata-Treuenfels
- Wolfgang PenzJoseph Prokop