Heimat 40 years old

Heimat premiered on West German television in 1984 and follows the life of Maria Simon, a woman living in the fictional village of Schabbach. It was filmed in and around the village of Woppenroth in Rhein-Hunsrück, a rural region of Germany to the west of the Rhineland-Palatinate. Spanning 1919 to 1982, the film depicts how historical events affect the Simon family and the community in which they live.

Credits

Michael Lesch

Paul Simon

Marita Breuer

Maria Simon

Karin Rasenack

Lucie Hardtke

Kurt Wagner

Glasisch Karl

Henry Arnold

Hermann Simon

Rüdiger Weigang

Eduard Simon

Cast

Name	Character
Michael Lesch He was 45 , 69 years old when he died	as Paul Simon
Marita Breuer She was 31 , now 72 years old	as Maria Simon
Karin Rasenack She was 38 , now 79 years old	as Lucie Hardtke
Kurt Wagner He was 31 , now 72 years old	as Glasisch Karl
Henry Arnold He was 23 , now 63 years old	as Hermann Simon
Rüdiger Weigang He was 42 , now 82 years old	as Eduard Simon
Salome Kammer She was 25 , now 66 years old	as Clarissa Lichtblau

Crew

Name	Job title
Edgar Reitz Directing He was 51 , now 92 years old	Director

Heimat (40 years)

Ended

First Air Date: 1984-09-16
Runtime: [90] minutes
Number of Episodes: 11