Joachim Hackethal

Marienhof is a German soap opera, first shown on October 1, 1992 on German TV channel, Das Erste. It started as a weekly series, before becoming a daily program on January 2, 1995. The show was canceled in February 2011 and aired its last episode on June 15, 2011. In the 90s, the Marienhof became a huge success in Finland and remained a fan favorite until it was canceled to license problems. Over the years, the show became known for tackling several social issues, such as homosexuality, homelessness, private bankruptcy, rape, drug abuse, AIDS, child abuse, suicide, cancer, adultery and murder. The show focuses on the everyday life of the residents of the Marienhof, a fictional suburb in Cologne.

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An ethnologist and his daughter set off from Heidelberg on an expedition to the jungles of Zanzibar. Strange incidents occur as soon as they arrive in Africa, which suddenly seem to be connected to the snake on the young woman's shoulder: Indian secret society members want to make her their queen.

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Bored with her stuffy village life, teenager Susanne decides to run away to the bright lights Frankfurt, while her boyfriend does his military. Caught in the swamp of drugs, prostitution, violence and human trafficking, Susanne experiences the dark side of the big city.

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The adventures of a group of German truckers on jobs all over the world.

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The leader of a right-wing German political party discovers that an illiterate woodcarver is actually the son of Adolf Hitler.

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A couple of reporters interview married and divorced women about the reasons for their marital crisis.

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The clownish security chief of a West German business is obsessed with protecting his factory from fancied and real breaches, especially from groups such as The Red Army Faction. Ferdinand's paranoia and methods can't be contained by his company. The sympathetically-drawn Ferdinand's ludicrous actions recall those of the cynical, disastrous axis between fascism and big business in 1930's Europe: satire of the rise of private security.

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Seven more first-hand accounts of sexual awakening amongst school girls in the early Seventies.

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Tis is the 8th part of series. Another story based on what real-life German teenagers schoolgirls of the day were up to...

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A sharp-witted parody of the talk show format, this self-conceived television special by legendary German comedian Loriot blends satire and sketch comedy. Featuring Loriot in multiple roles, the program playfully disrupts the typical talk show structure with absurd interruptions and cleverly crafted sketches. Originally aired on November 13, 1974, it marked Loriot’s first full creative venture as writer, director, and performer. Elements of Loriot’s Telecabinet later resurfaced in his iconic comedy series, cementing its place in German television history.

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This film adaptation of Erich Kästner's book is about a millionaire who wants to travel to a hotel under a false name and test how "normal people" are treated. The hotel staff receive a warning, but mistake another man for the fake millionaire and treat him like God in France, while he doesn't feel the slightest bit of even luxurious treatment

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The mayor of the small Bavarian village of Hirnkirchen runs a poorly performing inn with his two good-looking and very busy daughters. When advertising experts Bob and Bert Vogel arrive in the village, they promise the mayor that they will replace the dusty regulars with wealthy visitors from all over Germany. What follows is a turbulent vacation season which, thanks to the inn's attractive daughters, involves a lot of physical activity.

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The owner of a failing Munich strip club sends his manager to an area of the country considered backwards to recruit new talent for his club.

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Every year, rich people and celebrities gather for the race week in Baden-Baden - and with them the most valuable jewelry and the finest diamonds. This comes in handy for philanderer Konni. His extravagant wife Franziska has a lover and wants to divorce him. Too bad for Konni, as he only married her for her millions! So he comes up with a plan to relieve the rich and beautiful of their fortunes during a party thrown by the Consul von Düren, whose wife Babette he himself is having an affair with. With the help of his former prison brothers Georg and Boris, he plans an ingenious coup...

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A tribunal interrogates, tortures and murders "witches" and "heretics" during the Inquisition.

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The vampire count leaves his Transylvanian home to wreak havoc across the world.

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Young women come to Munich for fun and work during the '72 Olympics and invariably wind up naked.

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A couple of young men and women have lovemaking on their mind. They decide to try to make it at 25 spots within a week. Several motorcycles and mopeds are involved.

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Pavel is sent to Germany to spy.

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