The Bastian

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Television series
Original title The Bastian
Country of production Germany
year 1972
length 25 minutes
Episodes 13 in 1 season
genre Family series
idea Barbara Noack
music Erich Ferstl
First broadcast July 2, 1973 on ZDF
occupation

Bastian is the title of a 13-part television series that was first broadcast on ZDF in 1973 . Barbara Noack wrote the script . Horst Janson played the title role . Noack reworked the script into a novel of the same name, which was published in 1974.

content

Bastian is about a prospective teacher in Munich who, after graduating, savored the last of his freedom before starting his first job. He falls in love with a young doctor whom he tries to conquer with his unconventional manner, which he finally succeeds. Bastian is very good-natured, and his willingness to help often brings him into unpleasant situations; he lets a young mother, with whom he had a relationship years ago, live with him and finally “fled” to his girlfriend. At the end of the novel, reality catches up with him; he has to face it in the form of his job as a primary school teacher in the Bavarian Forest.

background

The series was shot under the direction of Rudolf Jugert and was broadcast on ZDF's evening program from July 2, 1973. In addition to the main actor Horst Janson , other roles included Lina Carstens (as Bastian's bustling grandmother), Karin Anselm (as a young doctor, Dr. Freude), Monika Schwarz and Friedrich von Thun . With up to 15 million viewers per episode, Bastian was one of the most successful series in German television history. Horst Janson is still publicly identified with this role today.

The buildings were implemented by the film architect Heinz Eickmeyer . The complete series was published in 2005 on two DVDs (running time 330 min.), Supplemented by interviews with Horst Janson and Barbara Noack.

Episode list

The series was first broadcast from July 2, 1973 to September 24, 1973.

No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		Original title First broadcast in Germany Director script First broadcasting
station
1 1 Visit to an old lady 2nd July 1973 Rudolf Jugert Barbara Noack ZDF
2 2 Catherine II from left July 9, 1973 Rudolf Jugert Barbara Noack ZDF
3 3 He wanted to tell her so much ... July 16, 1973 Rudolf Jugert Barbara Noack ZDF
4th 4th Sleepless nights 23rd July 1973 Rudolf Jugert Barbara Noack ZDF
5 5 Cable car would be nice July 30, 1973 Rudolf Jugert Barbara Noack ZDF
6th 6th Clean environment August 6, 1973 Rudolf Jugert Barbara Noack ZDF
7th 7th The new pants 13th August 1973 Rudolf Jugert Barbara Noack ZDF
8th 8th Bastian learns to courtship 20th August 1973 Rudolf Jugert Barbara Noack ZDF
9 9 Olympics with lodging visit August 27, 1973 Rudolf Jugert Barbara Noack ZDF
10 10 Winner in reverse 3rd September 1973 Rudolf Jugert Barbara Noack ZDF
11 11 Never again seventy September 10, 1973 Rudolf Jugert Barbara Noack ZDF
12 12 A hopeless weirdo 17th September 1973 Rudolf Jugert Barbara Noack ZDF
13 13 Bastian has to grow up September 24, 1973 Rudolf Jugert Barbara Noack ZDF

Book editions

Audio book

  • The Bastian . Label Europa (Miller-International records), Quickborn 1983 (1 music cassette , read by Karin Anselm, Horst Janson and Ruth Niehaus).
  • Horst Janson reads Der Bastian . TopSound-Vertrieb, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-936660-57-9 (2 audio CDs; running time approx. 81 min.).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Once Bastian, always Bastian . Frankfurter Rundschau , February 24, 2009
  2. ↑ imdb.com: List of the episodes of Der Bastian (English)