Löwengrube (1989)

Ended ★ 8.0/10 3 Seasons 32 Episodes 1h 0m Drama, Crime, War & Politics

Created By: Willy Purucker

Network: BR Fernsehen

Description

"Löwengrube – Die Grandauers und ihre Zeit" is a German television series first aired between 1989 and 1992, created by Willy Purucker and directed by Rainer Wolffhardt. It is set in Munich and follows the lives of Ludwig Grandauer and his son Karl, both policemen, covering the years from 1897 to 1954. The TV show is based on Purucker's radio play series Die Grandauers und ihre Zeit (‘The Grandauers and their time’). The series’ main title "Löwengrube", meaning ‘Lions’ Den’, refers to the address of the Munich Police Headquarters inaugurated in 1913.

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Top Cast

Jörg Hube Ludwig Grandauer / Karl Grandauer

Christine Neubauer Traudl Grandauer

Franziska Stömmer Adelgunde Soleder

Michael Lerchenberg Kurt Soleder

Gisela Freudenberg Sara Soleder

Alexander Duda Adolf Grandauer

Gerd Anthoff Friedrich Deinlein

Erich Hallhuber Willibald Leitner

KEYWORDS: world war ii cold war bavaria, germany munich, germany world war i republic of weimar inflation post war germany nazi germany german history