Crime scene: death in the elephant house
| Episode of the series Tatort | |
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| Original title | Death in the elephant house |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Production company |
Studio Hamburg |
| length | 88 minutes |
| classification | Episode 192 ( List ) |
| First broadcast | April 20, 1987 on ARD |
| Rod | |
| Director | Bernd Schadewald |
| script |
Sven Freiheit , based on a novel by Peter Weissflog |
| music | Ingfried Hoffmann |
| camera | Gert Thieme |
| cut | Anja Cox |
| occupation | |
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Death in the Elephant House is a television film from the crime series Tatort by ARD and ORF . The film was produced by Norddeutscher Rundfunk and first broadcast on April 20, 1987. It's about the crime scene episode 192. The detective chief inspectors Paul Stoever ( Manfred Krug ) and Peter Brockmöller ( Charles Brauer ) investigate in their 6th and 3rd case on the grounds of a zoo. The story is based on the novel of the same name by Peter Weissflog from 1982.
action
The inspector of the Hagenbeck Zoo , Rolf Bergmann, is not exactly popular with his employees. Also with the veterinarian Dr. Heinz Weber, the often irascible man is not exactly prissy about it. After he first reprimanded him, he lets him know that his son David should keep his hands off his daughter Inga. When Dr. Christine Lohnert joins them, with whom he has a relationship, he says, he doesn't like any of these academic smartass and adds that she is of course an exception. Shortly thereafter, Bergmann had another argument, this time with his accountant Albert Liehr, from whom he asked to present him with an interim balance by tomorrow. Wilma Happel, who shares an office with Liehr, offers Liehr her help, which, however, he sharply refuses. Meanwhile, Bergmann's daughter Inga meets with David Weber and assures him that she loves him. When both are indulging in their passion in the hay, Bergmann joins them, chases his daughter away and attacks David Weber with an elephant iron. Some time later the animal keepers Walter Pohle and Max Steiner find their boss dead in the elephant enclosure.
The detective chief inspectors Paul Stoever and Peter Brockmöller are entrusted with the case and start the first investigations. Stoever asks one of the keepers whether the female elephant Mowgli has had an open account with Bergmann. The zookeepers say that Bergmann tortured the animal some time ago. He was generally not squeamish in the choice of his means. Brockmöller has since looked around the stable and found that a fight had taken place there. An autopsy of the corpse reveals that Bergmann was killed by a kick by Mowgli. The inspectors learn from Christine Lohnert that Bergmann had been hired by Weber at the time, but that the men soon no longer understood each other at all, which is not surprising since she had been with Weber before she turned to Bergmann. She goes on to say that Bergmann went to the circus before he went to the zoo . She doesn't know what exactly he was doing there. She would have seen some photos once: Rolf Bergmann and his clever pigs .
David Weber, to whom Christine Lohnert has denied access to his girlfriend Inga, speaks to his father and tells him how Bergmann attacked him with an elephant iron and did not allow himself to be calmed down. He would only have had a stool to defend himself and Bergmann would probably have beaten him to death if he hadn't struggled. That's why he would have knocked Bergmann over the head. David is very upset and accuses himself. Shortly afterwards, Stoever tells the vet that Bergmann was not killed by a blow but, after he went down, dragged into the elephant box, where he was then killed by a kick from Mowgli. Weber also says that Bergmann was cynical and brutal and that almost nobody liked him. He had fun torturing people. Later one of the keepers shows the inspectors fresh injuries behind Mowgli's ears that were inflicted on the elephant with an appropriate iron. Apparently someone had deliberately tortured the animal to get it kicked.
So take my hands ringing at Bergmann's funeral, which the commissioners also attend. In the condolence book you will find the signature "Buschhoff". The Buschhoff Circus used to be very famous. You follow the Buschhoffs in the car to talk to them. Buschhoff says that there is no longer any hope for his daughter, who is sitting in a wheelchair, it is the kidneys. The former ringmaster explains that Bergmann worked for him for several years, but not very successfully, that he had no patience and also had the gift of turning people against him. He fends off further questions from the commissioners almost aggressively. Brockmöller researches that Flora, Buschhoff's daughter,crashedduring a trapeze act , after which the artist trio called The Three Coronas broke up. The commissioners determine that this troop consisted of Flora, an Alfredo and a Rudolfo. As it turns out, Rudolfo is Rolf Bergmann, who was the catcher of the troop. When asked again, Buschhoff said that Bergmann was not to blame for his daughter's crash, that she jumped off too early and that she knew the risk. Brockmöller tries to find out who is behind the name Alfredo. He questions an old man from the circus who can still remember The Three Coronas . The man says that Rudolfo probably had a drink before the performance and it was rumored that he had put money into the circus, so Buschhoff did not fire him straight away. Then he pulls out an old photo showing the trio.
In the meantime, David Weber Stoever has described how the incident took place and Wilma Happel told the commissioner that Albert Liehr had embezzled money and that he could not be reached by phone at the time of the crime. She is deeply offended because Albert Liehr had told her that he would rather go somewhere else than have to spend even a minute with her privately after she tried to blackmail him indirectly. Liehr, asked by Stoever, says that she only wanted to take revenge on him because he did not jump on her. Walter Pohle saw him when he went out briefly to get some fresh air. Brockmöller now knows that Alfredo is hiding Walter Pohle and that he and Flora were about to get married when the accident happened. Pohle found out from Buschhoff that Flora didn't have much longer to live. In addition to this knowledge, the inspectors also confront him with the elephant Mowgli, who reacts immediately and starts trumpeting excitedly. Pohle says in dismay that he reported to Bergmann that Flora was coming to an end. He just shrugged and said that it would be better for Flora when it was finally over. He wouldn't have cared at all for her to die. He saw Inga and shortly afterwards the young weaver running out of the elephant house and went inside. There he saw Bergmann lying with a bloody face, but he was not dead. He was only dominated by the thought that there was the man who had destroyed his and Flora's life. He couldn't help but seize the opportunity. The commissioners lead Walter Pohle away.
Production notes
The shooting of Death in the Elephant House took place from August 28 to October 30, 1986 in Hamburg and the surrounding area. The production company was Studio Hamburg Atelier GmbH.
reception
Audience ratings
The first broadcast of Death in the Elephant House on April 20, 1987 was seen in Germany by a total of 14.92 million viewers and achieved a market share of 38%.
criticism
Kino.de spoke of a "heavily occupied episode" of the series, in which "Hannelore Elsner and Raimund Harmstorf, among others, can be seen" and Evelyn Hamann also plays.
“TV thriller with the cult duo Manfred Krug and Charles Brauer. Two bulls in the zoo: extremely entertaining. "
"Extremely good. Conclusion: Success. "
“Little tension. Conclusion: average. "
Web links
- Crime scene: Death in the elephant house at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Summary of the plot of death in the elephant house on the ARD website
- Death in the elephant house at the crime scene fund
- Death in the elephant house at Tatort-Fans.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b crime scene: death in the elephant house data at tatort-fundus.de
- ↑ Crime scene: Death in the elephant house at kino.de. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ↑ Tatort: Death in the Elephant House on TV Spielfilm.de. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ↑ Crime scene: Death in the elephant house . In: Fernsehmagazin Hörzu No. 14 of March 28, 2013, p. 34.
- ↑ Crime scene: Death in the elephant house . In: TV magazine Gong No. 14 of March 28, 2013, p. 39.
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