Schulz & Schulz is a TV series consisting of five feature-length films starring Götz George in a dual role as twin brothers Wolfgang and Walter Schulz who were separated during World War II and then raised in different parts of Germany. The first film was broadcast while the German Democratic Republic still existed. In the aftermath following the fall of the Berlin Wall many new topics arose. The instalments showed how difficult it was for a great many citizens of the German Democratic Republic to get accustomed to the new way of life and how German people tried to overcome all of that together.
| Schulz & Schulz | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Krystian Martinek Neithardt Riedel |
| Starring | Götz George |
| Composers | Andreas Köbner Stefan Traub Mario Lauer |
| Country of origin | Germany |
| Original language | German |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Frank Brühne Ulrich Krafzik David Slama Lutz Konermann Martin Peglau |
| Running time | 90 |
Cast
edit| Character | Actor | Episode |
|---|---|---|
| Walter Schulz Wolfgang Schulz |
Götz George | All |
| Erika | Marlen Diekhoff | All |
| Britta | Martina Gedeck | All |
| Seibt | Klaus J. Behrendt | All |
| Erwin | Gerhard Garbers | All |
| Guenther | Werner Schwuchow | All |
| Alexander | Bodo Frank | All |
| Dorothee | Sybille Waury | 1–4 |
| Jochen | Krystian Martinek | All |
| Ma Schulz | Carmen Molinar | All |
| Wally | Irmgard Riessen | 2–5 |
| hooligan | Moritz Bleibtreu | 5 |
| waiter | Eberhard Feik | 1 (cameo) |
Overview of all episodes
edit| № | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Schulz & Schulz" | December 10, 1989 |
| Walter Schulz, who lives in the German Democratic Republic, discovers by accident that his brother Wolfgang is alive in the other German state. He manages to meet him and they decide to take advantage of the obvious fact that they still resemble each other. They switch identities, only successively realising how much life in northern Germany differs. | ||
| 2 | "Aller Anfang ist schwer" | March 31, 1991 |
| Walter Schulz comes with his wife and his two children to Hamburg and his brother supports him while he is starting his own business. Yet Walter's former superior Guenther sabotages him by accusing him falsely of having been a Stasi informer | ||
| 3 | "Wechselspiele" | April 13, 1992 |
| Both brothers are still struggling with their different past. Wolfgang is about to marry Britta and Walter is still struggling with Guenther's schemes | ||
| 4 | "Neue Welten, alte Lasten" | December 27, 1992 |
| Wolfgang tries to convince Walter to become a politician in Stralsund but Walter resists because he is appalled that former Stasi employee Guenther is very successful in reunited Germany. | ||
| 5 | "Fünf vor zwölf " | December 22, 1993 |
| While Walter becomes a pub owner his son happens to get under the influence of hooligans | ||