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5.8202545 min1 Seasons7 Episodes
Black Gold
Greed for power, betrayal and the dream of quick wealth: An oil boom breaks out in the Lüneburg Heath around 1900, transforming an entire region into a German „Wild West“. This series tells of this time, of the destructive power of boundless selfishness, but also of the courage to rebel against injustice. Lüneburg Heath around 1900: The young farmer's daughter Johanna works as a maid to support her family. No one suspects that there is a treasure lurking beneath her family's fields – petroleum. Only Richard, the son of the neighboring farmer Pape, knows about it and dreams of a future together with Johanna. Their forbidden love is put to the test when the unscrupulous oil trader Mr. Robertson appears and a fierce battle for power and wealth begins.
Synopsis
Greed for power, betrayal and the dream of quick wealth: An oil boom breaks out in the Lüneburg Heath around 1900, transforming an entire region into a German „Wild West“. This series tells of this time, of the destructive power of boundless selfishness, but also of the courage to rebel against injustice. Lüneburg Heath around 1900: The young farmer's daughter Johanna works as a maid to support her family. No one suspects that there is a treasure lurking beneath her family's fields – petroleum. Only Richard, the son of the neighboring farmer Pape, knows about it and dreams of a future together with Johanna. Their forbidden love is put to the test when the unscrupulous oil trader Mr. Robertson appears and a fierce battle for power and wealth begins.
Genres
DramaWestern
Studios
Kinescope FilmFilmNation EntertainmentHero Squared4Film
Seasons
Miniseries
7 Episodes
Episodes
Main Cast
Harriet Herbig-Matten
Johanna Lambert
Aaron Hilmer
Richard Pape
Tom Wlaschiha
Wilhelm Pape
Lena Urzendowsky
Luisa Pape
Jessica Schwarz
Martha Lambert
Henny Reents
Elisabeth Pape
Slavko Popadic
Jakub Mazurak
Daniil Kremkin
Max Jordan
Julius Nitschkoff
Leo Knizka
Felix Lambert
