Fathers and Sons: Of Honor and Conscience [Joint Venture: Part IV: Guilt 1940-1947]

Munich: Bavaria Atelier, 1984. Draft script for the fourth episode of the four-episode television miniseries "Vater und Sohne: Eine deutsche Tragodie" (Father and Son: A German Tragedy), which first aired November 12, 1986 on Radiotelevisione Italiana, here under the working title "Joint Venture." Text in English.

The story of two wealthy German families—one family Jewish bankers, the other founders of a chemical corporation—before, during, and after World War II. Although initially filmed in English, the miniseries was first broadcast in its full eight hours on Italian and German television in 1986 and 1987, before being drastically edited to four hours for its 1988 debut on American television.

Set and shot on location in Germany.

Clear untitled plastic front wrapper and green rear wrapper (i.e., generic report folder). Title page present, dated March 14, 1984, with credits for director Bernhard Sinkel. 151 leaves, with last page of text numbered 149. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Very Good plus, wrapper Very Good plus, with a white prong binding.

[Book #149810]