Am grünen Strand der Spree

Am grünen Strand der Spree (On the Verdant Shores of the River Spree) was a five-part German television movie which first aired in 1960. It was based on a novel by Hans Scholz and has been called a Straßenfeger 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. 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.

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

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