Miniseries · Das Erste
Call Me Levi
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Vincent Redetzki
Levi Strauss
4 eps
Anton von Lucke
Jacob Davis
4 eps
Amy Benkenstein
Fanny Stern
4 eps
Lea van Acken
Annie Packsher
4 eps
Bardo Böhlefeld
David Stern
4 eps
Hannes Wegener
Louis Strauss
4 eps
Lukas Rüppel
Goodman
4 eps
Roland Koch
J.C. Eddy
4 eps
Alessandro Schuster
Henry Eddy
4 eps
Golo Euler
Jude William
4 eps
Nirit Sommerfeld
Rebekka Strauss
4 eps
Paul Johannes Walther
Jonas Strauss
4 eps
Mario Bois
Eddy's Henchman
4 eps
Christian Beermann
Frederick Ferson
4 eps
Bernd Hölscher
Mr. Cartwright
4 eps
Andreas Schröders
Seymore Hoffstead
4 eps
Niels Bormann
Raymond Bell
4 eps
Bärbel Schwarz
Mrs. Johnson
4 eps
Georgia Stahl
Mrs. Belle Cora
4 eps
Butz Ulrich Buse
Jacob's Father
4 eps
Vito Sack
Püttner Junior
4 eps
Inga Wolff
Mother Püttner
4 eps
Johannes Silberschneider
Hirsch Strauss
4 eps
Alice Prosser
Linda
4 eps
Beniamino Brogi
Announcer
4 eps
Nikolai Selikovsky
Fabrics Seller (uncredited)
4 eps
Daniele La Banca
Mr. Cape (uncredited)
4 eps
Claudio Matrella
Mr. Smith (uncredited)
4 eps
Fabrizio Piperno
Rabbi Goldberg (uncredited)
4 eps
Giorgio Serra
Reverend Richardson (uncredited)
4 eps
Magnus Liegel
Businessman (uncredited)
4 eps
Sabrina Bora
Receptionist (uncredited)
4 eps
Max G. Fischnaller
Gold Digger (uncredited)
4 eps
Gabriele Mazzoni
Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)
4 eps
Bruno Da Soghe
Eddy's Employee (uncredited)
4 eps
Luca Kavetan
Soldier (uncredited)
4 eps
Mia McGovern
Girl with Dog (uncredited)
4 eps
The story
What it's about
Hardly any piece of clothing embodies freedom, pragmatism and individuality as much as the Bluejeans. It is considered a symbol of the "American Dream" and is carried from arm to rich by almost every person. Despite their popularity, very few know the history of their invention. Around 1850, the German-Jewish peddler son Levi Strauss emigrated to America with his sister due to lack of prospects and anti-Semitism in the old Franconian homeland. His brothers are already doing a dry goods store there. When the big gold rush breaks out, Levi continues to San Fransicso, where he opens a textile goods business under his own name. The demand from the gold-diggers for hard-wearing pants is high. So the bustling businessman teams up with the ingenious Latvian tailor Jacob Davis, who came up with the idea of strengthening the seams of the pants with rivets. But a protection money patron dominates the port city and makes life difficult for them. And there are also difficulties with the patent.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Robert MarciniakProducer
- Susanne HildebrandExecutive Producer
Writing
- Robert KrauseWriter
- Neele VollmarWriter
Direction
- Neele VollmarDirector
Cinematography
- Armin DierolfDirector of Photography
Music
- Bjorn ErikssonOriginal Music Composer
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