''Der Millionenbauer'' (The Millionaire) is a German television series.
Plot summary
The German economic boom of the late 1970s led to an increase of land speculation; taking advantage of this, farmer Josef Hartinger makes a fortune selling his land, and gives up farming, living on the millions he'd earned. Deciding to help his children, he buys out their livelihoods: younger son Martin becomes a beverage distributor, whilst daughter Monica becomes a
hairdresser
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with her own salon. His oldest son, Andreas, however, is a farmer, through and through, and, without any land to farm, he emigrates to Canada. Without Andreas's knowledge, however, his father buys him a farm.
Series two primarily concerns Josef Hartinger becoming a local politician, and running for the office of mayor.
Production
Series one was shot on a farm in
Anzing
Anzing is a municipality in the Upper Bavarian district of Ebersberg.
Geography
Municipal divisions
Constituent communities include Anzing, Auhofen, Boden, Froschkern, Frotzhofen, Garkofen, Hl. Kreuz, Höggerloh, Kaisersberg, Köppelmühle, Li ...
, in 1979; the second series was produced in 1986, and broadcast two years later on
ARD. Though the cast remained the same, the filming location changed.
Release
Pixis Medien released a
DVD
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, containing all the episodes, on October 12, 2007.
See also
*
List of German television series
The following is a list of television series produced in Germany:
Current
Drama
* ''4 Blocks'' (TNT Serie, 2017–2019)
* ''Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei'' ( RTL, 1996–present)
* ''Babylon Berlin'' (Sky 1 & ARD, 2017–presen ...
External links
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1979 German television series debuts
1987 German television series endings
Television shows set in Bavaria
German-language television shows
Das Erste original programming
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