Heimat : a chronicle /

A massive chronicle of life in Germany, from 1919 to 1982, as reflected in the fluctuating fortunes of the members of one family, initially peasant-farmers, in the fictitious village of Schachbach in the Rhineland. An extraordinary succession of mostly ordinary events and characters--history seen fr...

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Uniform Title:Heimat (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Edgar Reitz Filmproduktion, Sender Freies Berlin, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Facets Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Reitz, Edgar, Steinbach, Peter, 1938-, Breuer, Marita, Weigang, RĂ¼diger, Bredel, Gertrud
Format: Video DVD
Language:German
Language Notes:In German with English subtitles.
Published: Chicago, Ill. : Facets Video, [2005]
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Summary:A massive chronicle of life in Germany, from 1919 to 1982, as reflected in the fluctuating fortunes of the members of one family, initially peasant-farmers, in the fictitious village of Schachbach in the Rhineland. An extraordinary succession of mostly ordinary events and characters--history seen from ground level--vividly acted by a huge cast of both professional and nonprofessional actors.
Item Description:Cast information from box set container.
Originally produced as a television mini-series and motion picture in 1984.
A foreign film (Germany).
Special features: Onscreen introduction by Marc Silberman, University of Wisconsin -- Facets cine-notes collectible booklet: Heimat : inside the chronicle.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:6 videodiscs (925 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (31 pages ; 18 cm.)
Format:DVD.
Audience:Not rated.
Production Credits:Bildgestaltung, Gernot Roll ; Musik, Nikos Mamangakis ; Schnitt, Heidi Handorf.
ISBN:1565804694