Semesterferien (TV series)
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Break is a 13-part television series that was produced in 1971 by the TV Union Berlin on behalf of ZDF. The scripts were created by Carl Darrow and Hans -Peter Renfranz. Responsible for the camera work were Helmut Bahr and Holger Wenck. Film music contributed Rolf Bauer added. It was directed by Austrian-born Ernst Hofbauer.
Content
Archeology Professor Chris Schulz teaches in lectures and seminars at his university regularly on the Eagle Mountain - culture. The professors Wienert and Hubschmied ( Friedrich Schoenfelder ) as his superiors warn him from it. The reason: In your opinion, is there for the existence of such a culture in the Bronze Age there was insufficient evidence and that is why Professor Schulz would harm with his remarks to the scientific reputation of the university. Professor Schulz countered that there would be enough evidence, if one were to make only the corresponding excavations.
Schulz offers to make during the holidays the excavations themselves and to provide the requested evidence so personally. After he has wagered on his professorship, he drives accompanied by assistant Ellen with a Land Rover over Austria, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria to Romania, always the theory a 4,000- year-old trading route from the Black Sea Worms following.
To achieve his goal, he says the holidays with his fiancée down, appearing from persistent mockery of Ellen, dares to dangerous places, lies everywhere with local authorities and allied concurs with the read go by him dodgy dropouts Paul, which is obtained at the end of the journey of his past.
Schulz risked crashing while rock climbing, to drown in caves, to come to court to be stoned by villagers to die during blasting operations to be booted out of criminals. Until the end he is always disappointed, because he finds nothing or the wrong thing, but he is unwavering in his conviction.
In the double episode at the end of the series, his fate is being decided. On the last day of the period, he must be a thief and compete with criminals in order to prove his theory and to avoid unemployment.
Lead
- Gerhart Lippert Professor Schulz
- Anne Stegmann Institute as assistant Ellen
- Raimund Harmstorf as dropouts Paul
Gerhard Lippert was an already well-known TV series actor. Raimund Harmstorf played here a sympathetic, hippie liable dropouts and spoke here ( other than in its role as a violent " Sea Wolf" ) with his own voice. He had a northern German accent as to the part played by him protagonist of the novel The Sea Wolf by Jack London reminded rather of performers Ohnsorg theater.
Brigitte Mira played in a Supporting Role (Professor Kaiser), the critic of Professor Schulz. Other supporting cast include Günter Kieslich and Friedrich Schoenfelder.
Survey
DVD version
The series was published by specializing in short-run company PIDAX. There are no extras, but picture and sound quality are impeccable.