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1 January 1996 (Germany) morePlot:
Undercover cop Charly Held sneaks into the organization of Jan Herzog, the head of organised crime in Frankfurt... morePlot Keywords:
Awards:
5 wins moreUser Comments:
Decent mafia drama moreCast
(Series Cast overview, first billed only)| Stefan Kurt | ... | Charly Held | |
| Mario Adorf | ... | Janusz 'Jan' Herzog | |
| Heinz Hoenig | ... | Erich 'King' Grobecker | |
| Heiner Lauterbach | ... | Fritz Gehlen | |
| Günter Strack | ... | Dr. Hans Möllbach | |
| Julia Stemberger | ... | Anneliese Held | |
| Jennifer Nitsch | ... | Barbara Sattler | |
| Maja Maranow | ... | Michelle Berger | |
| Constanze Engelbrecht | ... | Sylvia Brant | |
| Hans-Jörg Assmann | ... | Rechtsanwalt Dr. Meyer | |
| Claude-Oliver Rudolph | ... | Gonzo | |
| Alexander Radszun | ... | Dr. Walter Kilian | |
| Florian Martens | ... | Drögel | |
| Christine Reinhart | ... | Renate | |
| Jürgen Hentsch | ... | Oberstaatsanwalt |
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90 min (5 parts)Language:
GermanColor:
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People on the street can be seen using bags from the "Bellheim" warehouse. The owner of this fictitious warehouse was the main character in director Dieter Wedel's previous project, _"Große Bellheim, Der" (1993) (mini)_. moreSoundtrack:
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Although I'm not particularly into German television, this miniseries caught my attention when it was first aired in 1996. It had a lot of cliches and a strong resemblance with 1997's "Donnie Brasco".
Undercover cop infiltrates criminal organisation and then feels bad about selling out his new friends. That's basically it.
So if you like this setting and are able to get a hold of this series (that is, if you are able to receive German television, you speak German and you have the luck that it is aired again), it's well worth your time. The acting is good (the cast includes some of Germany's finest actors) and so is the plot. 7/10