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Der Kommissar - Die Pistole im Park
episode 6
West Germany 1969
produced by Helmut Ringelmann for Neue Münchner Fernsehproduktion/ZDF
directed by Wolfgang Becker
starring Erik Ode, Günther Schramm, Reinhard Glemnitz, Fritz Wepper, Emily Reuer, Helma Seitz, Marianne Koch, Peter van Eyck, Rose Renée Roth, Hermann Lenschau, Richard Rüdiger
written by Herbert Reinecker, series created by Helmut Ringelmann, Herbert Reinecker, music by Herbert Jarczyk, title theme by Herbert Jarczyk
TV-series Der Kommissar, Harry Klein
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Wegener (Peter van Eyck), a successful businessman, reports an
extortion letter to Inspector Keller (Erik Ode) that threatens his life
should he not pay a certain amount at a certain date. Initially Wegener
refused to pay, but then he was shot at, twice, and now he takes the
letter very seriously, yet when Keller offers police protection, Wegener
turns him down, insisting his gardener and his driver will take good care
of him. The next day, the gardener is found, shot dead, in the park of
Wegener's mansion. Now Keller insists to have his assistant Heines
(Reinhard Glemnitz) stay at Wegener's, and while he claims it's for
Wegener's protection, Keller already has suspicions of his own. Heines
soon makes a few weird discoveries, like Rainer (Richard Rüdiger), son of
Wegener's business associate Merck (Hermann Lenschau) searching the
gardener's room for something - a gun the police has already confiscated
it will later turn out. Then there's Wegener's housekeeper (Rose Renée
Roth), who knows much more than she lets on, and Wegener's personal
assistant Hannelore (Marianne Koch), who apparently had an affair with the
gardener - and eventually it becomes clear, the gardener tried to
blackmail Wegener with Hannelore's help, and thus Wegener faked the
extortion letter to pretend his own life was in danger and the gardener
died in the line of duty ... It's all there what one either
loves or hates about Der Kommissar, the contrived plot, the
over-convoluted structure, the stilted dialogue - and even though this
time around the real culprit is very early to spot, it's one of the better
episodes, as it's nicely filmed, makes good use of its main location, the
backstory feels real, and Peter van Eyck gives a strong central
performance. So an episode that should work even when not seen through the
eyes of nostalgia.
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