Semester Break (TV Series)
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Semester break |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| year | 1971 |
| length | 25 minutes |
| Episodes | 13 |
| genre | adventure |
| music | Rolf Bauer |
| First broadcast | Germany |
| German-language first broadcast |
January 26, 1972 |
| occupation | |
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See lead actor | |
Semesterferien is a 13-part television series that was produced in 1971 by the TV Union Berlin on behalf of ZDF . The scripts were written by Carl Darrow and Hans-Peter Renfranz. Helmut Bahr and Holger Wenck were responsible for the camera work. Rolf Bauer contributed the film music. The director was the native Austrian Ernst Hofbauer .
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Archeology - Professor Chris Schulz gives regular lectures and seminars on the Adlerberg culture at his university . Professors Wienert and Hubschmied ( Friedrich Schoenfelder ) as his superiors warn him against this. The reason: In your opinion, there is insufficient evidence for the existence of such a culture in the Bronze Age and that is why Professor Schulz's statements would damage the academic reputation of the university . Professor Schulz counters that there would be enough evidence if only the relevant excavations were carried out.
Schulz offers to carry out the excavations himself during the semester break and to provide the required evidence personally. After betting his position as a professor, he drives, accompanied by his assistant Ellen, in a Land Rover via Austria , Yugoslavia and Bulgaria to Romania , always following the theory of a 4,000 year old trade route from Worms to the Black Sea .
In order to achieve his goal, he cancels his vacation with his fiancée, exposes himself to the constant ridicule of Ellen, ventures into dangerous places, messes with local authorities everywhere and allies himself with the seedy dropout Paul whom he picked up on the way. who is overtaken by his past at the end of the journey.
Schulz risks falling mountain climbing , drowning in caves, going to court, being stoned by villagers, dying in explosions and being kicked out by criminals. Until the end he is disappointed again and again, because he either finds nothing or the wrong thing, but he acts steadfastly according to his convictions.
His fate is decided in the double episode at the end of the series . On the last day of the deadline, he must become a thief and compete with criminals to prove his theory and not become unemployed.
main actor
- Gerhart Lippert as Professor Schulz
- Anne Stegmann as institute assistant Ellen
- Raimund Harmstorf as Paul who dropped out
Gerhard Lippert was a well-known TV series actor. Raimund Harmstorf played a likable, hippie dropout here and spoke here (unlike in his role as a violent " sea wolf ") with his own voice. He had a North German accent that was more reminiscent of actors from the Ohnsorg Theater than of the protagonist he played in the novel Der Seewolf by Jack London .
Brigitte Mira played in a supporting role (Professor Kaiser) the critic of Professor Schulz. Other supporting actors include Günther Kieslich and Friedrich Schoenfelder .
Overview
| 01 | wanna bet |
| 02 | Farmer Birnbreiter's pits |
| 03 | The count and his treasure |
| 04 | Stool grave wanted |
| 05 | Dangerous descent |
| 06 | A medal for Colonel |
| 07 | The day after tomorrow will be blown up |
| 08 | Pay at midnight |
| 09 | The wild one from Karst |
| 10 | Incident in Bucharest |
| 11 | Revenge for Petko |
| 12 | Five false monks |
| 13 | The last chance |
DVD version
The series was published by the short-run company Pidax. There are no extras, but the picture and sound quality are impeccable.
Web links
- Semester break in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ernst Hofbauer is responsible for the staging, who has already proven his skills for adventurous subjects in 26 episodes of "Percy Stuart" . Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
- ↑ On their journey to the Black Sea they meet the adventurer Paul (Raimund Harmstorf), who accompanies them from now on . Retrieved September 3, 2011.
- ↑ In order not to lose his job, he has to support the thesis with finds and prove it during the semester break . Retrieved September 3, 2011.
