A case for Titus Bunge
| Television series | |
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| Original title | A case for Titus Bunge |
| Country of production | Germany |
| year | 1967 |
| length | 25 minutes |
| Episodes | 13 in 1 season |
| genre | Crime comedy |
| First broadcast | August 2nd, 1967 on ZDF |
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One case for Titus Bunge was an early evening series on ZDF . The only season had 13 episodes and ran from August 2 to October 25, 1967. Studio Hamburg Atelierbetriebsgesellschaft mbH was in charge of production. The scripts were written by Mischa Mleinek and Michael Mansfeld , directed by Günter Gräwert , and the music by Siegfried Franz . Each episode, filmed in black and white, was 25 minutes long and was broadcast on Wednesdays at 6:55 p.m.
action
Titus Bunge, owner of an Opel Kapitän '51 with the registration number HH-TB 008, inherits not only a private detective agency from his uncle Timoteus, but also his only employee Lucy Waldvogel and the canary San Felipe. Free of previous criminal knowledge, Bunge is forced to open an old case in order to be able to pay Lucy's outstanding salaries. After successfully closing the case, he has tasted blood and decides to take more cases. His field of investigation ranges from theft to shadowing and jewelery smuggling to child abduction. So it's no wonder that he often clashes with the police.
Others
Filming began on January 15, 1967 and took place in Hamburg. For this series, Ruth Maria Kubitschek learned to drive and caused an accident that was not intended during the shooting. She and director Günter Gräwert were in a relationship at the time.
The original series production was supposed to be June 23, 1967, but it was postponed at short notice for organizational reasons.
Episode list
Reviews
While the series on the crime website is described as "quite entertaining and (...) - in contrast to other pseudo-funny crime series of the 60s - quite successful" , the television dictionary says : "Anyone who expected a solid early-evening crime in view of the detective stories announced was disappointed. Author Mischa Mleinek had written a number of detective novels and radio plays for ten years, but this series was consistently unexciting and silly. " Kino.de judges: " From today's perspective, the crime comedy series from the late 1960s looks very old-fashioned . At that time, however, the mixture of a little suspense, a lot of humor and a lot of silliness convinced the television audience. "
DVD release
The entire season was released on two DVDs in 2013. There is a two-minute trailer for this on YouTube.
Web links
- A case for Titus Bunge in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The crime thriller homepage (a lot of background information, details about the cast and staff, episode list and guide for all 13 episodes with brief synopsis)
- Trailer as part of the DVD release
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c The crime thriller homepage
- ↑ TV series of the 60s
- ↑ Michael Reufsteck / Stefan Niggemeier: Das Fernsehlexikon, 2005
- ↑ Kino.de, A case for Titus Bunge