The House of the Crocodiles (series)
| Television series | |
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| Original title | The house of the crocodiles |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| year | 1975 |
| length | 30 minutes |
| Episodes | 6 in 1 season |
| genre | Crime for children |
| Theme music |
Frédéric Chopin - Preludes No. 14 in E flat minor and 15 in D flat major ( "Raindrop Prelude" ) |
| First broadcast | February 22, 1976 on German television |
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The House of the Crocodiles is a six-part children's series based on the children's novel of the same name by Helmut Ballot , which was directed by Wilm ten Haaf for television and was broadcast on ARD in 1976 . A remake directed by Cyrill Boss and Philipp Stennert was released in 2012.
action
While his parents are on vacation, twelve-year-old Victor takes the opportunity to rummage around the apartment all by himself - and sees a man with a mask in the mirror for seconds. His sisters Cora and Louise initially think this is a pipe dream. Therefore, at the beginning he researches alone and the more he goes in search of an explanation, the clearer it becomes that the death of the girl Cäcilie 20 years ago must have something to do with the matter. She fell over the banister at the age of twelve - an accident that has never been fully clarified. Through the stories of an old uncle, Cäcilie's father, he and his sisters come across a former friend of Cäcilie's, Friedrich Mörlin.
background
The series title refers to a small leather crocodile that Victor finds during his research in the house.
The series was filmed in the Bogenhausen district of Munich .
Episodes
| No. | title | First broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The man in the mirror | Feb. 22, 1976 |
| 2 | The night visitor | Feb. 29, 1976 |
| 3 | The birthdayparty | 7th Mar 1976 |
| 4th | A new discovery | 14 Mar 1976 |
| 5 | Thunderstorm at night | 21 Mar 1976 |
| 6th | An unexpected admission | 28 Mar 1976 |
literature
- The house of the crocodiles - a crime story, by Hellmut Ballot. Published by Vanderberg Verlag , October 2005, ISBN 978-3-9810565-0-1 .
DVD
The series was released on DVD in November 2009, published by ARD . The DVD also includes a detailed interview with the main actor Thomas Ohrner.
Remake
The remake of the book was released in March 2012 . The main actors were Christoph Maria Herbst , Waldemar Kobus , Gudrun Ritter , Vijessna Ferkic , Katja Weitzenböck , Thomas Ohrner , Uwe Friedrichsen , Kristo Ferkic , Joanna Ferkic , Dieter Schaad . The House of the Crocodiles was nominated in 2013 for the German Film Prize in the category Best Full-Program Children's Film.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Episode guide on fernsehserien.de
- ↑ cf. Source: http://www.saturn.de/de/product/_das-haus-der-krokodile-die-komplette-serie-tv-serie-serien-dvd-1886959.html
Web links
- The House of crocodiles in the Internet Movie Database (English)