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Der Kommissar - Die andere Seite der Strasse
episode 37
West Germany 1971
produced by Helmut Ringelmann for Neue Münchner Fernsehproduktion/ZDF
directed by Theodor Grädler
starring Erik Ode, Reinhard Glemnitz, Günther Schramm, Helma Seitz, Christine Ostermayer, Bruno Hübner, Gerd Baltus, Gisela Dreyer, Kurt Beck, Liselotte Quilling, Klaus Höhne, Wolfried Lier, Hans Brenner, Alois Maria Giani, Hans Moellinger
written by Herbert Reinecker, series created by Helmut Ringelmann, Herbert Reinecker, title theme by Herbert Jarczyk
TV-series Der Kommissar
review by Mike Haberfelner
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One evening, Bofinger (Hans Moellinger) gets shot dead right in front
of his house, and in front of quite a few eye witnesses as well. But when
inspector Keller (Erik Ode) and his men (Reinhard Glemnitz, Günther
Schramm) investigate they find all the eye witnesses seem to have
forgotten what they've seen, or claim they haven't seen anything at all,
even if that's not physically possible. Still, Keller and company do find
out that before his murder, Bofinger spent a few hours at a bar down the
road - one of these bars where the criminals meet that is. And indeed, the
clientele of the bar seem to patrol the street to see that nobody gets too
wise and gives anything about the murder away. They succeed rather
admirably, too, but one of the witnesses, Galusch (Bruno Hübner) decides
to use the murder for his own advantage and do a little blackmailing at
the bar - to later turn up beaten to death. Somehow, everything that goes
on in the bar is controlled by a certain Schenk (Kurt Beck), everything
and everyone but his own wife (Gisela Dreyer), who ultimately confesses to
have murdered Bofinder herself ...
Now this is by no means good krimi TV, as its plot seems to be
as far-fetched as it's forced, with the killer ultimately been pulled out
of the hat rather than worked towards, while all the characters seem to be
rathger empty due to writer Herbert Reinecker's failed attempt at social
commentary, and of course, the series' trademark stilted dialogue gets in
the way of everything - and for all of this, combined with a strong
nostalgic tint of course, this episode is rather fun to watch. It's just
not a good cop show.
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