Duisburg-Ruhrort

Episode aired Jun 28, 1981
TV-14
1h 37m

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

332

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Crime Drama Mystery

A dead person is found in the port of Duisburg. It is the inland boatman Heinz Petschek. He was stabbed. The skipper Jan Poppinga turns out to be urgently suspect; Petschek had a relationshi... Read allA dead person is found in the port of Duisburg. It is the inland boatman Heinz Petschek. He was stabbed. The skipper Jan Poppinga turns out to be urgently suspect; Petschek had a relationship with his wife.A dead person is found in the port of Duisburg. It is the inland boatman Heinz Petschek. He was stabbed. The skipper Jan Poppinga turns out to be urgently suspect; Petschek had a relationship with his wife.

Director
- Hajo Gies
Writers
- Horst Vocks
- Thomas Wittenburg
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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

332

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Trivia
First appearance of Götz George as Horst Schimanski.

Connections
Spoofed in Piratensender Power Play (1982)

Soundtracks
The Leader of the Pack
Written by Shadow Morton, Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich
Performed by The Shangri-Las

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7/10

One of the first adventures of the "Ruhrpott-Rächer".

Schimanski is the most famous and popular cop of the "Tatort" series which has been running for the last 30 years or so. Horst Schimanski's rough manners and unorthodox methods made the character so popular and famous to this day. George's acting is without doubt another reason for Schimanski's fame. This episode, as the title suggests, is set in the seedy port area of Duisburg. Schimanski and Thanner are investigating the murder of a sailor. Soon they find out that there is much more behind the case than at first apparent on the surface. Quite a complicated story; it's also quite realistic in comparison to other police shows. The ongoing conflict between the rough Kommissar Schimanski and his colleague Thanner make this show quite amusing.

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