Die Zweite Heimat: Leaving Home (1992) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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The original "Heimat" (West Germany/1984) was a saga of 63 years in the life of a German village. This sequel, by contrast, examines the denizens of a large city, Munich, during the turbulent decade of the Sixties. Starting in 1960, the film centers on a young man, Hermann Simon, who leaves his home

Cast & Crew

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Edgar Reitz

Michael Seyfried

Anke Sevenich

Hanna Kohler

Lena Lessing

Susanne Lothar

Film Details

Also Known As

Episode 1: The Time of the First Songs, Episode 2: Two Strange Eyes, Episode 3: Jealousy and Pride, Episode 4: Ansgar's Death, Episode 5: The Game with Freedom, Episode 6: Kennedy's Children, Heimat 2, Heimat II: Chronicle of a Generation, Zweite Heimat, Die, Zweite Heimat: Leaving Home

Genre

Drama

Sequel

Release Date

1992

Technical Specs

Duration

25h 37m

Synopsis

The original "Heimat" (West Germany/1984) was a saga of 63 years in the life of a German village. This sequel, by contrast, examines the denizens of a large city, Munich, during the turbulent decade of the Sixties. Starting in 1960, the film centers on a young man, Hermann Simon, who leaves his hometown for the city, and follows his life and that of his artist friends as they fall in love, get married, start businesses and families, and grow older and wiser against the backdrop of postwar Germany.

Director

Edgar Reitz

Cast

Michael Seyfried

Anke Sevenich

Hanna Kohler

Lena Lessing

Susanne Lothar

Franziska Stommer

Peter Weiss

Henry Arnold

Kurt Weinzierl

Hannelore Hoger

Daniel Smith

Franziska Traub

Veronica Ferres

Gisela Muller

Laszlo I Kish

Salome Kammer

Frank Roth

Michael Schonborn

Manfred Andrae

Martin Maria Blau

Armin Fuchs

Crew

Norddeutscher Rundfunk (ndr)

Manfred Banach

Franz Bauer

Production Designer

Bille Brassers

Robert Busch

Robert Busch

Assistant Director

Dr Denmark

Susanne Hartmann

Haymo Heyder

Heiko Hinderks

Nikola Hoeltz

Wdr Koln

Tve Madrid

Nikos Mamangakis

Christian Reitz

Cinematographer

Edgar Reitz

Edgar Reitz

Gernot Roll

Cinematographer

Mia Schoepke

Gerard Vandenberg

Cinematographer

Reiner Wiehr

Film Details

Also Known As

Episode 1: The Time of the First Songs, Episode 2: Two Strange Eyes, Episode 3: Jealousy and Pride, Episode 4: Ansgar's Death, Episode 5: The Game with Freedom, Episode 6: Kennedy's Children, Heimat 2, Heimat II: Chronicle of a Generation, Zweite Heimat, Die, Zweite Heimat: Leaving Home

Genre

Drama

Sequel

Release Date

1992

Technical Specs

Duration

25h 37m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1994

Released in United States June 4, 1993

Released in United States March 3, 1994

Released in United States November 1992

Released in United States on Video March 28, 2006

Shown at London Film Festival November 6-21, 1992.

Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 28 - May 12, 1994.

Sequel to Edgar Reitz's 1984 16-hour film "Heimat."

Film had a 552-day shoot.

This film is 25 and 1/2 hours long.

Released in United States 1994 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 28 - May 12, 1994.)

Released in United States March 3, 1994 (UCLA Film Archive; Los Angeles)

Released in United States on Video March 28, 2006

Released in United States June 4, 1993 (Public Theater; New York City)

Released in United States November 1992 (Shown at London Film Festival November 6-21, 1992.)

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