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Wolf Among Wolves (1964)

Wolf Among Wolves poster
Original title
Wolf unter Wölfen
Directed by
Hans-Joachim Kasprzik
Genre
drama film
Country
German Democratic Republic, Germany
Length
1 season, 4 episodes
Rated
12
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This series follows people living in Berlin during the Weimar Republic of the 1920s. It shows the struggles and tensions of that era through the experiences of various characters.

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What happens

Wolf Among Wolves (German:Wolf unter Wölfen) is a 1965 East German television series, based on the 1938 novel Wolf Among Wolves by Hans Fallada. It was aired in four parts on DFF. The series portrays life in the 1920s Berlin of the Weimar Republic. It was the first East German television series to air in West Germany. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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