| Lean Times | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Directed by | Michael Braun |
| Starring | Karin Anselm Gerd Baltus Margot Leonard Ilse Pagé |
| Country of origin | West Germany |
| Original language | German |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company | Norddeutscher Rundfunk |
| Release | |
| Original network | ARD |
| Original release | 4 October 1978 – 31 January 1979 |
Lean Times (German: Magere Zeiten) is a West German television series which originally aired on ARD in 1978. [1]
Otto Nossan Klemperer was a conductor and composer, originally based in Germany, and then the US, Hungary and finally Britain. His early career was in opera houses, but he became better known as a concert-hall conductor.
Dame Olga Maria Elisabeth Friederike Schwarzkopf, was a German-born Austro-British lyric soprano. She was among the foremost singers of lieder, and is renowned for her performances of Viennese operetta, as well as the operas of Mozart, Wagner and Richard Strauss. After retiring from the stage, she was a voice teacher internationally. She is considered one of the greatest sopranos of the 20th century.
Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf was the first superintendent of the New Jersey State Police. He is best known for his involvement in the Lindbergh kidnapping case. He was the father of General Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., the commander of all Coalition forces for Operation Desert Shield/Storm.
Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. was a United States Army general. While serving as the commander of United States Central Command, he led all coalition forces in the Persian Gulf War.
Harry Walter Legge was an English classical music record producer, most especially associated with EMI. His recordings include many sets later regarded as classics and reissued by EMI as "Great Recordings of the Century". He worked in the recording industry from 1927, combining this with the post of junior music critic of The Manchester Guardian. He was assistant to Sir Thomas Beecham at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and in World War II played a role in bringing music to the armed forces and civilians.
Michaele Schreyer is a German politician of Alliance 90/The Greens who served as a European Commissioner from September 1999 to November 2004, holding the budget portfolio.
Walter Berry was an Austrian lyric bass-baritone who enjoyed a prominent career in opera. He has been cited as one of several exemplary operatic bass-baritones of his era.
Barton Warren Evermann was an American ichthyologist.
One or the Other of Us is a 1974 West German film directed by Wolfgang Petersen. It was Petersen's first theatrical feature film, and was based on the novel of the same name by Horst Bosetzky, published anonymously under his pseudonym -ky. The film is a psychological thriller and focuses on the intense conflict between a university professor and a blackmailer. The film features Klaus Schwarzkopf and Jürgen Prochnow as the two main characters and won two Bundesfilmpreise.
The Belgian railway line 37 is a railway line in Belgium connecting Liège to Aachen in Germany. Completed in 1843, the line runs 47.4 km in Belgium. and another 6.8 km in Germany. It is the first and oldest cross-border railway line worldwide. Since 2009, high speed trains running between Brussels and Aachen use the HSL 3 instead of the line 37 between Chênée and Hergenrath.
Horst-Günter Gregor was a German swimmer. He competed in the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics and won three silver medals in relay events. He also won five medals, including two gold medals, at the European championships in 1962 and 1966.
Ressel Orla was an Austrian stage and film actress. She appeared in some of Fritz Lang's earliest films.
Mandolins and Moonlight is a 1959 West German musical romance film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Christine Görner, Claus Biederstaedt and Johanna König.
Request Concert is a 1955 West German musical comedy film directed by Erik Ode and starring Germaine Damar, Georg Thomalla and Renate Holm. It was shot at the Bendestorf Studios and on location in nearby Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Max Mellin and Wolf Englert.
Don't Get Angry is a 1972 West German comedy film directed by Peter Weck and starring Uschi Glas, Beppo Brem and Georg Thomalla. It takes its name from a popular German board game.
Oh, This Father is a West German comedy television series which aired on ARD between 1978 and 1981. It was inspired by the British television series Father, Dear Father. Willy Millowitsch plays the father of two teenage daughters.
Uncle Bräsig is a West German period drama television series which first aired on ARD between 1978 and 1980. It is based on the novel From My Farming Days by Fritz Reuter, which had previously been made into the 1936 film Uncle Bräsig. It is set in Mecklenburg in the 1840s.
Fritz Hollenbeck was a German actor, primarily of television. His best known work is the title role in the television series Uncle Bräsig between 1978 and 1980. He married the actress Rotraud Conrad.
Hergenrath or Hergenraedt is a village and sub-municipality in Belgium. It is located in the municipality of Kelmis in Liège Province, part of Wallonia. It is part of the German-speaking Community of Belgium.