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Der Kommissar - Lagankes Verwandte
episode 33
West Germany 1971
produced by Helmut Ringelmann for Neue Münchner Fernsehproduktion/ZDF
directed by Wolfgang Becker
starring Erik Ode, Reinhard Glemnitz, Günther Schramm, Fritz Wepper, Helma Seitz, Peter Martin Urtel, Josef Meinrad, Ralf Schermuly, Susanne Uhlen, Hannes Kaetner, Ann Höling, Volker Lechtenbrink, Konrad Georg, Margit Weinert
written by Herbert Reinecker, series created by Helmut Ringelmann, Herbert Reinecker, title theme by Herbert Jarczyk
TV-series Der Kommissar, Harry Klein
review by Mike Haberfelner
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When a neighbour (Konrad Georg) knocks on his door and tells him
somebody's trying to break into his jewellery shop, Laganke (Peter Martin
Urtel) goes to check - and is shot dead by the intruder. When inspector Keller (Erik Ode) and
his team (Günther Schramm, Reinhard Glemnitz, Fritz Wepper) investigate,
they soon enough come to the conclusion that whoever has broken into the
shop must have had intimate knowledge of the place. So the two logical
suspects are Laganke's brother Joachim (Josef Meinrad) and his son Michael
(Ralf Schermuly), both of whom were not exactly on the best terms with
Laganke, Joachim because he has been less fortunate in life than his
brother, and Michael because his father has cut him off his wealth. And
both would profit from Laganke's dead. Thing is, they are not exactly on
good terms with one another either and each try to put suspicion on the
other. And Michael seems to be the cut-out culprit as only days before he
has described to his uncle how he'd rob his father - in the exact manner
it ultimately happened. Michael doesn't even deny what he said, but for
Keller this solution is too simple, and he and his man start tracking
Joachim - and find he's very interested in Michael's landlord Krosche
(Hannes Kaetner). And one night, after he returns from Krosche, he's in a
hurry to skip town, but Michael catches him packing - and finds the stolen
jewellery among his things ... In the meantime, Keller has figured why
Joachim was that interested in Krosche, as it turns out when Michael
related his plan to rob his dad to his uncle, it could be heard very
clearly from Krosche's kitchen next door - and one who listened was
Krosche's son Harald (Volker Lechtenbrink) ... Now this is
classic Der Kommissar - if not in the best possible way: It
starts with the crime the film revolves around that's a little too
far-fetched, continues with the suspects who just don't feel all that
real, also in their relationship to one another, and then there's the very
stilted, unnatural dialogue, the character names even native German
speakers stumble over, and all the characters' weird actions and
reactions that lack any roots in reason or reality - which are all really
trademarks of screenwriter Herbert Reinecker's writing, all coming to
perfect bloom in this episode. And it's really what makes Der
Kommissar such fun to watch, especially from a nostalgic point of
view. Fun for all the wrong reasons maybe, but fun still ...
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