Department M

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Television series
German title Department M
Original title M Squad
Country of production United States
original language English
Year (s) 1957-1960
length 30 minutes
Episodes 117
genre Detective film
idea Lawrence Menkin
music Stanley Wilson (1st season), Count Basie (2nd and 3rd season)
First broadcast September 20, 1957 ( USA )
German-language
first broadcast		 April 20, 1966 on ZDF
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Dezernat M ( M Squad ) was an American crime series in black and white that was broadcast from 1957 to 1960 in three seasons and 117 episodes of 30 minutes each on the National Broadcasting Company (NBC). In Germany the episodes were shortened to 25 minutes. From April 20, 1966, the series was also broadcast in German synchronization on ZDF's evening program.

The series made the cinema star Lee Marvin (dubbing voice: Arnold Marquis ) a television star. It also served as a template for the parody series The Naked Pistol (original title: Police Squad ) and the subsequent films under the title The Naked Cannon .

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At the Illinois Police Department in Chicago , Captain Gray and his men fight organized crime. The rather rabid Lieutenant Frank Ballinger is one of his people who often single-handedly arrests criminals.

The actors of the detectives of the district also included DeForest Kelley in three episodes , who then became more famous in the classic Star Trek series ( Spaceship Enterprise ) as Doctor "Pille" McCoy, as did Leonard Nimoy ( Mr Spock ), who in played two episodes.

music

The theme music for the first season was written by Stanley Wilson . In the second and third seasons it was replaced by a composition by Count Basie . There was a soundtrack album during the run of the series, for which Lee Marvin wrote the notes.

One of the composers of the background music was "Johnny" Williams, who later wrote successful cinema music as John Williams without diminishing his first name and became one of Hollywood's most distinguished composers. Even Benny Carter wrote music for the series.

Awards

  • 1959 - Grammy nomination for Best Soundtrack Album, Background Score from Motion Picture or Television for composer Stanley Wilson

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