The Great Runaway

The Great Runaway

1979
★★★★☆ 7.0/10
📺 1 Season
🎬 3 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 DE
Drama
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.

Seasons

Season 1
1979 • 3 Episodes
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)

Cast

Richy Müller
Richy Müller
Richy
Jochen Schroeder
Jochen Schroeder
Schocker
Hanna Schygulla
Hanna Schygulla
Frau Piesch
Adriane Rimscha
Adriane Rimscha
Elli Gruen
Günter Lamprecht
Günter Lamprecht
Herr Piesch
Katharina Tüschen
Katharina Tüschen
Frau Schock

Crew

Director
Marianne Lüdcke
Writer
Marianne Lüdcke
Producer
Regina Ziegler

Network

WDR Fernsehen

Production

Regina Ziegler Filmproduktion

Keywords

slumrunawayalcoholismprostitution