S1.E25

Tote Taube in der Beethovenstraße

Episode aired Jan 7, 1973
PG
1h 42m

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Tote Taube in der Beethovenstraße (1972)

An American private eye is shot dead in Germany by an international extortion gang, and his partner arrives to seek revenge.An American private eye is shot dead in Germany by an international extortion gang, and his partner arrives to seek revenge.An American private eye is shot dead in Germany by an international extortion gang, and his partner arrives to seek revenge.

Director
- Samuel Fuller
Writers
- Samuel Fuller
- Manfred R. Köhler
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6.1/10

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Director
- Samuel Fuller
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- Samuel Fuller
- Manfred R. Köhler
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Glenn Corbett

Sandy

Christa Lang

Christa

Stéphane Audran

Dr. Bogdanovich
(as Stephanie Audran)

Sieghardt Rupp

Zolloberinspektor Viktor Kressin

Anton Diffring

Mensur

Eric P. Caspar

Charlie Umlaut

Anthony Chinn

Mr. Fong
(as Anthony Chin)

William Ray

Luthini

Alexander D'Arcy

Mr. Novak
(as Alex D'Arcy)

Verena Reichel

Verena

Hans-Christoph Blumenberg

Fritz Spindel
(as Hans Blumenberg)

Carlos

Fritz Gazerra

Director
- Samuel Fuller
Writers
- Samuel Fuller
- Manfred R. Köhler
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Trivia
Samuel Fuller's screenplay took liberties with the established style of the show by eliminating a primary series protagonist early in the episode in order to introduce a one-time American character to helm the investigation, by conducting the majority of the program in English rather than German (though subtitles were provided in the German broadcast), and by ultimately treating the story with a satirical and often broadly comic tone.

Connections
Featured in A Fuller Life (2013)

Soundtracks
Tatort Theme Song
Written by Klaus Doldinger

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5/10

Zefrem Cochrane should have stayed on that planet with The Companion

I just watched this in March 2021. I'm making my way through all the old episodes of Tatort. This one began as a "Kressin" Episode, then veered off into a Fellini-esque James Bond flick starring Glen Corbett. They even had a SPECTRE - like international criminal organization headed by a not-so-mysterious Number 1, played by Anton Diffring. I give it 5/10 for historical interest, but I can see why it was widely panned in 1974. The film didn't just veer, it was all over the road. This wasn't so much the fault of the actors, as the script and the editing.