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The Great Runaway

Die große Flatter

Drama
1979
1 Season
3 Episodes
DE
Ended
16

About

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.

#slum#runaway#alcoholism#prostitution

Cast

Richy Müller

Richy Müller

as Richy

Jochen Schroeder

Jochen Schroeder

as Schocker

Hanna Schygulla

Hanna Schygulla

as Frau Piesch

AR

Adriane Rimscha

as Elli Gruen

Günter Lamprecht

Günter Lamprecht

as Herr Piesch

KT

Katharina Tüschen

as Frau Schock

Gottfried John

Gottfried John

as Herr Adam

Rainer Hunold

Rainer Hunold

as Hamburger

Guido Gagliardi

Guido Gagliardi

as Mario

KL

Katharina Lehmann

as Inge Piesch

Franciszek Pieczka

Franciszek Pieczka

as Herr Warga

Renate Küster

Renate Küster

as Frau Grün

Ernst Jacobi

Ernst Jacobi

as

Hans Peter Korff

Hans Peter Korff

as

Hermann Lause

Hermann Lause

as Schwuler Mann

Erika Skrotzki

Erika Skrotzki

as Freundin von Herr Piesch

BA

Birgit Anaskewitz

as Birgit Warga

EA

Elke Anaskewitz

as Dagmar Warga

AE

Ayten Erten

as Aische

Klaus A. Müller

Klaus A. Müller

as

Episodes

Miniseries

Episode 1
E1

Episode 1

Sep 30, 1979

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)

Episode 2
E2

Episode 2

Oct 3, 1979

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)

Episode 3
E3

Episode 3

Oct 7, 1979

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)

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