This elaborate two-part series intertwines the life story of Udo Jürgens with his family history. The story begins with Jürgens' grandfather, Heinrich Bockelmann, who emigrated from Bremen to Russia at the end of the 19th century. Spanning three generations, the narrative arc stretches from the end of the Tsarist era through the Russian Revolution and the two World Wars to the Cold War and the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
Udo Jürgens
Udo Jürgens
Christian Berkel
Heinrich Bockelmann
David Rott
Udo Jürgens (as a Young Man)
Ulrich Noethen
Rudi Bockelmann
Valerie Niehaus
Gitta
Melika Foroutan
Anna Bockelmann
The House of the Spirits85%
Bel-Air76%
The Romanoffs63%
Heimat80%
Parenthood74%
Ambitions74%
Julia72%
The Newsreader75%
Parish63%
Sullivan's Crossing80%
Life on Top69%
Brothers and Sisters71%
Upstairs, Downstairs78%
Storm Over Paradise72%
Tyler Perry's Ruthless83%
Black Cake66%
Tales of the Unexpected68%
Swagger77%
Cosita Linda67%
Return to Eden69%
