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Der Kommissar - Sturz aus grosser Höhe
episode 89
West Germany 1975
produced by Helmut Ringelmann for Neue Münchner Fernsehproduktion/ZDF
directed by Michael Braun
starring Erik Ode, Reinhard Glemnitz, Günther Schramm, Elmar Wepper, Helma Seitz, Walter Giller, Eva Berthold, Wolfram Weniger, Johannes Schaaf, Rebecca Völz, Leopold Gmeinwieser, Hans Dieter Zeidler, Kathrin Ackermann, Ulrich Beiger, Wilmut Borell, Klaus Abramowsky, Marion Reuter
written by Herbert Reinecker, series created by Helmut Ringelmann, Herbert Reinecker, music by Can, title theme by Herbert Jarczyk
TV-series Der Kommissar
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Walter Kobenz (Leopold Gmeinwieser), a known cat burglar, falls to his
death during one of his heists - which looks like a pretty routine death
on the job, only inspector Keller (Erik Ode) suspects foul play, so he and
his team (Günther
Schramm, Reinhard Glemnitz, Elmar Wepper) investigate his background and
ultimately get hold of Kobenz's brother Heinz (Wolfram Weniger), a petty
criminal in his own right. But Heinz claims that he and his brother have
turned another leaf, and have only recently joined the Jesus people, a
small community that follows the word of Jesus. Keller and his assistant
Erwin (Elmar Wepper) check out the Jesus people and talk to their leader
Schäfer (Johannes Schaaf), and find them pretty much on the level. So why
did Walter want to break into a certain apartment of a rather prominent
stamp collector, Heissmeier (Walter Giller)? Investigating Kobenz's past a
bit more thoroughly, it's found out that of late, Kobenz has specialized
on stealing stamp collections, and he was on good terms with a stamp
trader, Rotstein (Hans Dieter Zeidler) - and wouldn't you know it, all
people whose stamp collections Kobenz had stolen were Rotstein's
customers. Of course, Rotstein denies to have had anything to do with
Kobenz's death - but then he's found, shot in the chest, and Keller and
his team can only just get him to hospital to save his life. And suddenly,
Heissmeier, the man who was about to be robbed becomes the chief suspect.
And soon it's revealed that Kobenz, intending to turn a new leaf, wanted
to pressure Rotstein to give the loot back to him so he can return it to
its rightful owners, which Rotstein refused to do but told him his own
accomplice Heissmeier was housing the loot in the hopes that Kobenz would
try to steal it back. And when he did, Heissmeier just pushed him to his
death - and Rotstein ultimately confirms this to the police from his
hospital bed. What's really cool about this episode is the
score by krautrock legends Can, a score that not only consists of a
few pretty cool tracks, the music's also used to full effect. As a whole
though, the episode just tries too much, contains a few too many false
leads, and the whole Jesus people angle comes across as a bit phony,
especially how it's played out. But in all the episode's inconsistencies,
including its rather long-winded resolution, it's also good nostalgic fun
... with a great score.
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