The mountain rescuers

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Television series
Original title The mountain rescuers (since 2012)
The mountain rescue service (2009-2010)
Country of production Germany ,
Austria
original language German
Year (s) since 2009
Production
company		 New German film company
length 45 minutes
since 2012 90 minutes
Episodes 70 in 11+ seasons ( list )
genre Action film , drama
Theme music Seasons 1–2, 9–: Foot of the Mountain - a-ha
music Eike Hosenfeld , Moritz Denis and Tim Stanzel
First broadcast November 26, 2009 on ZDF , ORF 2
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Die Bergretter is a ZDF family series that was created in co-production with ORF . The program is viewed by ZDF as an indirect continuation of the television series The Rescue Fliers. The first episodes were broadcast from November 26, 2009 under the name Die Bergwacht . In 2012 the name was changed to Die Bergretter (see section title ) and it was extended to feature length (90 minutes).

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Season 1, episodes 1 to 4
  • Episode 1 The Promise (first broadcast November 26, 2009)

The mountaineer Andreas Marthaler ( Martin Gruber ) is about to open a climbing school in the United States in the Grand Canyon with his girlfriend Sarah Kraus ( Stephanie Stumph ) . Before that, however, he and Sarah have been invited to the wedding of his best friend Stefan Hofer ( Stefan Murr ), the head of the mountain rescue service in Ramsau am Dachstein . On the morning after the wedding celebration, the two friends go on a farewell mountain tour together, during which Stefan had a fatal accident when he wanted to help a hiker in need. Before he dies, he asks Andreas to look after his wife Emilie ( Stefanie von Poser ) and their two children. The fact that the family blames him for Stefan's death, because the new husband would not have climbed the mountain that day without him, makes the situation all the more difficult for Andreas.

Eight-year-old Lukas Hofer (Dustin Raschdorf), for whom the death of his father is also a shock, goes together with the family dog ​​in search of his father, as he is absolutely convinced that he called for him and himself is still in the mountains where he waits for him. On the way, Lukas wedges his foot between two boulders and is stuck in the dark. When Andreas Marthaler learns that the boy has disappeared, he immediately goes to look and can deliver Lukas unharmed to his relieved mother. (other guest stars: Lisa Kreuzer as Aunt Maria, Stefanie Robotka as Hanna Hofer)

  • Episode 2 Painful Memory (first broadcast November 26, 2009)

Not only the family, but also the men of the mountain rescue, mourn Stefan. When a cross was put up in memory of Stefan's at the scene of the accident, Andreas spotted an unconscious woman to whom he abseiled. She has amnesia and cannot give any details about her name, nor does she know how she got to the mountains. Research reveals that she was seen with a little girl at the valley station of the cable car the day before. A search for the child is initially unsuccessful. Frank Wörler (Martin Luding), the girl's father, appears surprisingly. There are disputes about custody between him and his ex-wife Sabine ( Floriane Daniel ), the mother of the child. With the helicopter , in which the parents of little Isabella (Miriam Weiskopf) are, you can see the child at a white waterfall. Unsettled by her father's intransigence, Isabella loses her footing and falls. She manages to cling to a transverse tree until Andreas reaches her and brings her safely back upstairs. There he persuades the father of the child to strive for a solution with his wife that serves the good of Isabella.

Sarah is now sitting on packed boxes in Munich and refuses Andreas' calls.

  • Episode 3 Now or Never (first broadcast December 3, 2009)

Thomas Wiedenhain ( Steffen Wink ) and Karsten Meinert ( Markus Böker ) have stayed at Pension Marthaler. They are a couple, but out of consideration for Karsten's wife Gaby ( Anja Schüte ) and his children, nobody should know. When Thomas confronts his friend with a decision and he leaves him there, Thomas goes alone into the mountains, where he slips on a whirlpool and wedges his foot between two stones so that he cannot get free on his own. In the room he left a letter To the love of my life . Since a storm has come down in the meantime, the mountain rescue service goes in search of him and Andreas manages to save him from drowning at the last moment. Karsten rushes to the friend and finally tackles the inevitable conversation with his wife.

Emelie is very worried about a loan that her late husband Stefan raised to 335,000 euros without her knowing anything about it. Since she cannot raise the repayment installments, there is a foreclosure auction in the room. Andreas tries to find a way out with the help of the bank employee Scharnhoff ( Alexa Wiegandt ), whom he assisted in an accident in the mountains. Sarah, who is now in the village, tries to negotiate a deal with the mayor and major hotelier Peter Herbrechter, who is interested in the Hofer property, because she hopes to be able to “buy out” Andreas.

  • Episode 4 What Remains (first broadcast December 10, 2009)

Mayor and hotelier Peter Herbrechter receives a visit from his old friend Manfred Rostetter ( Michael Greiling ). Both have a friendship that is not without problems, as they used to always want to outdo each other. Rostetter has come with his son Georg ( Leopold Hornung ) and proudly tells Herbrecht that his son is studying international law in the USA . Some time later, Rostetter let his friend know that he was terminally ill with Alzheimer's and went to places in his past to collect memories. Shortly before Rostetter sets off on a mountain tour with his son and Herbrechter's son Tobias ( Markus Brandl ), who is with the mountain rescue service, the next day , the friend asks him what his son is actually doing, because he has neither stamp nor visa in his Having a passport, he could hardly study in the USA. Obviously Manfred Rostetter didn't know that his son was lying to him. The trio set off for the mountains. Shortly before Manfred Rostetter and Tobias Herbrechter also reach the top of the mountain, there is a violent dispute between father and son Rostetter and, due to Georg's negligence, his father, Tobias, who is connected to him by rope, also falls into the Deep tears. The men are only held by the rope secured with staples in the rock. These threaten to loosen. Georg, who wants to get help, has severe breathing problems on the way due to a previous illness and collapses. A girl (Dora Pickl) makes her grandfather (Kurt Habicher) aware of the men, who then alerts the mountain rescue service. At the last moment, so to speak, the victims of the accident can be rescued. In the meantime Johanna (Maria Hartmann) has taken up residence in the Marthaler guesthouse. She is not only an old friend of Maria Marthaler, but also the divorced wife of Manfred Rostetter. A discussion ensues between the former couple and also between father and son.

Emilie Hofer rejects Herbrechter's offer to buy her farm for 335,000 euros, despite massive financial problems. A sale would also mean the end for Pension Marthaler. Andreas, who now knows about Sarah's brawls with the mayor, blames his girlfriend in disappointment. Sarah gets into her sports car with tears in her eyes. Andreas tries to reach her on his cell phone, distracted by this, the young woman suddenly sees a truck speeding towards her in her lane. Andreas hears a crack on his cell phone.

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The title initially used by ZDF, Die Bergwacht , met with strong criticism from the Austrian Mountain Rescue Service . Among other things, it was suggested that the name "Bergwacht" was only in use in Austria until 1945. It was also criticized that the real logo was used despite the wrong name. After the ZDF refused to rename it, initially with reference to German viewers who were not familiar with mountain rescuers, the broadcaster finally gave in.

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Mountain rescuer

After the sixth season, the main actor Martin Gruber leaves the series and is replaced by Sebastian Ströbel as head of the mountain rescue service.

Role name role actor Consequences) Year (s)
Andreas Marthaler † Head of the mountain rescue service, had a fatal accident during an operation, friend of Sarah Kraus Martin Gruber 1-38 2009-2014
Markus Kofler Head of the mountain rescue service, successor to Andreas Sebastian Stroebel 38– 2014–
Tobias Herbrechte Bergretter, son of the mayor, half-brother of Katharina Markus Brandl 1-64 2009-2019
Toni Stössel Mountain rescuer, mountain shop owner Stephan Zinner 1-4 2009
Martin Klempnow 5-40 2010-2015
Ben Marasek Mountain rescuer, also takes over Toni's mountain shop when Toni moves away Mirko Lang 41-57 2015-2018
Simon Plattner Mountain rescuer Ferdinand Seebacher 64– 2019–
Bea Kleinert Paramedic in the mountain rescue team, later a midwife and still a substitute in the mountain rescue team Paula Paul 1-23, 27-32 2009-2014
Jessika Kofler After Bea, the paramedic in the mountain rescue team, sister of Emilie Hofer Simone Hanselmann 24-26 2013
Katharina Strasser After Jessika, the paramedic in the mountain rescue team, half-sister of Tobias Herbrechter Luise Bähr 34– 2014–
Michael Dörfler Helicopter pilot Robert Lohr 1- 2009–
Rudi Technician in the heliport, is now also part of the team on the job Michael Pascher 5– 2010–

Remarks:

  1. ↑ cuts his safety rope to save a girl

Minor characters

Role name role actor Consequences) Year (s)
Franz Marthaler Father of Andreas Marthaler Heinz Marecek 1- 2009–
Sarah Kraus † Friend of Andreas Marthaler Stephanie Stumph 1-20 2009–2012
Stefan Hofer † Former Head of the Ramsau mountain rescue service Stefan Murr 1 2009
Emilie Hofer Widow of Stefan Hofer, wife of Tobias Herbrechter Stefanie von Poser 1- 2009–
Hanna Hofer Daughter of the Hofers Stefanie Robotka 1-26 2009-2013
Antonia Wiedemann 33-44, 45, 57, 63, 69 2014–2016, 2018, 2019
Lukas Hofer Son of the Hofers Dustin Raschdorf 1-44 2009-2015
Adrian Bräunig 45, 57, 63, 69 2016, 2018, 2019
Aunt Maria Marthaler Sister of Franz Marthaler Lisa Kreuzer 1-16 2009-2010
Peter Herbrechte Mayor, major hotelier, father of Tobias and Katharina Michael King 1–46, 53– 2009–2016, 2017–
Gert Holzer Police officer in Ramsau Martin Leutgeb 29– 2014–
August Bichlmeier Farmer in Ramsau Peter Mitterrutzner 1, 6-7 2009-2010
Mrs. Schaller Bank clerk Alexa Wiegandt 3, 7-8, 10 2009-2010
Theresa Prechtl Former Mistress of Stefan Hofer Angela Ascher 7-8 2010
Dr. Black (Season 1) / Dr. Theissen (Season 2) doctor Eva Maria Gintsberg 1-6 2009-2010
Dr. Verena Auerbach doctor Gundula Niemeyer 17– 2012–
Marion Dörfler Wife of Michael Isabell Tuengerthal 5-8 2010
Anne Dörfler Daughter of Michael Lisa Reuter 7-8 2010
Johannes "Joss" Kraus Sarah Kraus' brother Florian Panzner 20th 2012
Sebastian Schwab 22-23 2013
Lisa Meixner Mistress of Markus Kofler Julia-Maria Koehler 39, 41, 48-52 2015-2017
Mia Steiner Foster child of Markus, daughter of Carolin Steiner Mia-Sophie Ballauf 51– 2017–
Jessica Pollath Chief Inspector in Schladming Maxi Warwel 51– 2017–

Remarks:

  1. ↑ dies of her serious injuries after an avalanche accident
  2. ↑ dies from a rockfall injury on a climbing tour with Andreas Marthaler

consequences

Season 1: Andreas and his girlfriend Sarah come back to Ramsau for the wedding of his childhood friend Stefan. Later, Andreas asks Emilie to postpone the honeymoon for a few hours so that he can do one last tour with Stefan before going to America with Sarah. An accident occurs on the tour and Stefan has a fatal accident. Before he dies, he asks Andreas to take care of Emilie and the children. Andreas complies with this request and stays, much to Sarah's displeasure. Stefan has taken out a loan and leaves Emilie in debt that she cannot pay. Your farm is to be foreclosed. Andreas tries everything to help Emilie and argues with Sarah when she suggests to Peter Herbrechter, the mayor and hotel owner, to buy the farm before the auction and thus be the savior of a widow. This would also affect Andreas' family, who have a small hotel. When Sarah tries to explain herself, Andreas blocks her. She drives away and is involved in an accident.

Production notes

Axel de Roche directed the first four episodes of the first season. In the following episodes he directed several times together with Matthias Kopp. Other directors were: Dirk Pientka, Sebastian Sorger , Felix Herzogenrath, Roland Leyer, Oliver Dommenget, Jorgo Papavassilliou, Jakob Schäuffelen and Axel Barth.

The series was filmed on original locations in Ramsau am Dachstein , in the Styrian Ennstal (Austria), in the Dachstein Mountains , in Pichlarn Castle (which today includes a hotel, in the film: Hotel Herbrechter), partly in Upper Austria , in the Salzburgerland and in the Kaunertal in Tyrol .

Since January 2013, new episodes of the series have also been broadcast as audio films .

DVD

So far, the following seasons of the series have been released or announced on DVD:

title Publication date Playing time Number of DVDs editor
The mountain rescuers - Season 1 0Oct 1, 2010 175 minutes 1 Universe movie
The mountain rescuers - Season 2 0Feb 3, 2012 528 minutes 3
The mountain rescuers - Season 3 06 Sep 2013 444 minutes 2
The mountain rescuers - Season 4 Dec 20, 2013 442 minutes
The mountain rescuers - Season 5 29 Aug 2014 531 minutes
The mountain rescuers - Season 6 Feb. 27, 2015
The mountain rescuers - Season 7 May 27, 2016 540 minutes Studio Hamburg Enterprises
The mountain rescuers - Season 8 Jan. 13, 2017
The mountain rescuers - Season 9 16 Feb 2018
The mountain rescuers - Season 10 Feb 22, 2019 630 minutes 3

Awards

2019: nominated for the Golden Camera in the category "Audience Award Best Home Series"

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ ZDF series: Sebastian Ströbel is the new mountain rescuer (bild.de on October 19, 2014)
  2. ↑ The series character Tobias Herbrechter gets out of the mountain rescue team in episode 64. The actor Markus Brandl can still be seen in the 11th season, u. a. in episode 67.
  3. ↑ Filming locations Die Berggretter at martingruber.info/Drehorte
  4. ↑ ZDF is expanding accessible offers. In: press release. ZDF, March 8, 2013, accessed on August 9, 2015 .
  5. ↑ Tanja Beeskow: The GOLDEN CAMERA in the 2019 public vote goes to “Der Bergdoktor”. In: Golden Camera. March 30, 2019, accessed March 31, 2019 .