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The Great Runaway

The Great Runaway

★ 7.5/10•1979•16•Drama
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A miniseries about a pair of teenagers living in a slum at the fringes of Berlin. Alcoholism, prostitution, and violence are just a few of the themes of the three movies.

Marianne Lüdcke · Writer

Marianne Lüdcke · Director

StatusEnded
LanguageDE
First Air DateSep 30, 1979

Episodes

Episode 1 - Episode 1E1

Episode 1

Richy and Schocker live in a homeless settlement under miserable conditions. There are constant conflicts in the families of the two adolescents. Schocker suffers under his tyrannical stepfather, who loses both legs in an accident at work. Richy's "old man" beats his wife, drinks, works irregularly. Both boys want out of the milieu that is breaking them. When Schocker can't take it anymore, he decides to run away. (Hörzu 39/1979, S. 64)

Sep 30, 1979

Episode 2 - Episode 2E2

Episode 2

Schocker ran away. But he does not get far. His girlfriend Elli gives the police a tip and is glad that Schocker is brought back. On Christmas Eve, he lets Richy persuade him to go with him to the kindergarten. 200 D-Mark are supposed to be there for the taking. But the two are ratted out. Richy escapes. Schocker is caught. His situation becomes more and more difficult. Richy, who befriends the gypsy Mohrle and learns to play the guitar from him, has to experience how his father destroys the bond with the "gypsy pack". (Hörzu 39/1979, S. 76)

Oct 3, 1979

Episode 3 - Episode 3E3

Episode 3

With the help of Ellis Mitter, Schocker finally gets a probationary apprenticeship at an auto repair shop. He is hard-working and well on his way to becoming a "decent person". Richy, on the other hand, is going downhill. He runs away from home because his father has taken up with a new, rather slutty wife, wanders aimlessly through the city, sleeps in laundromats, begs. Schocker also experiences a disappointment: he is refused an apprenticeship after the probationary period has expired. At home he covers up his "failure". Soon after, Richy and Schocker are caught after a failed theft in a jewelry store. Both end up in jail. (Hörzu 40/1979, S. 76)

Oct 7, 1979

Actors

Richy Müller

Richy Müller

Richy

Jochen Schroeder

Jochen Schroeder

Schocker

Hanna Schygulla

Hanna Schygulla

Frau Piesch

Adriane Rimscha

Elli Gruen

Günter Lamprecht

Günter Lamprecht

Herr Piesch

Katharina Tüschen

Frau Schock

Gottfried John

Gottfried John

Herr Adam

Rainer Hunold

Rainer Hunold

Hamburger

Guido Gagliardi

Guido Gagliardi

Mario

Katharina Lehmann

Inge Piesch

Franciszek Pieczka

Franciszek Pieczka

Herr Warga

Renate Küster

Renate Küster

Frau Grün

Ernst Jacobi

Ernst Jacobi

Hans Peter Korff

Hans Peter Korff

Hermann Lause

Hermann Lause

Schwuler Mann

Erika Skrotzki

Erika Skrotzki

Freundin von Herr Piesch

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