Am grünen Strand der Spree

Am grünen Strand der Spree (On the Verdant Shores of the River Spree) was a 1960 five-part German television miniseries0. It was based on a novel by Hans Scholz and has been called a Straßenfeger^[1] in German, a television program that was watched by so many, the streets (Straßen) were empty (gefegt, swept clean). It was produced by German broadcaster Nord- und Westdeutscher Rundfunkverband (NWRV) in Cologne, Germany.^[1] On April 29, 2009, the film version was released on five DVDs with the five-part SWF radio play as bonus material on MP3 CD.

Am grünen Strand der Spree
Also known as	On the Verdant Shores of the River Spree
Starring	Bum Krüger Werner Lieven Malte Jaeger Günter Pfitzmann
Country of origin	Germany
Production
Production company	NWRV
Original release
Release	1960 (1960) – 1960 (1960)

Synopsis

The story takes place in postwar Berlin, divided into zones of occupation. Five friends meet and share their experiences during World War II.^[1]

Cast (partial)

• Bum Krüger as Fritz Georg Hesselbarth
• Werner Lieven as Hans Schott
• Malte Jaeger as Hans-Joachim Lepsius
• Günter Pfitzmann as Bob Arnoldis
• Peter Pasetti
• Elisabeth Müller
• Anneli Granget

See also

• List of German television series