Crime scene: the phantom
| Episode of the series Tatort | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Phantom |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Production company |
WDR |
| length | 87 minutes |
| classification | Episode 535 ( List ) |
| First broadcast | June 9, 2003 on Das Erste |
| Rod | |
| Director | Kaspar Heidelbach |
| script | Norbert Ehry |
| production | Sonja Goslicki |
| music | Arno Steffen |
| camera | Arthur W. Ahrweiler |
| cut | Vera van Appeldorn |
| occupation | |
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The Phantom is a television film from the crime series Tatort . The film, produced by Westdeutscher Rundfunk and directed by Kaspar Heidelbach , was broadcast on June 9, 2003 on ARD's first program. It is the 23rd case of the Cologne team of investigators Ballauf and Schenk and the 535th crime scene episode.
action
A customer is shot in a gas station robbery. The perpetrator is fleeting, but there are recordings from the surveillance camera. Freddy Schenk recognizes Ronald “Ronny” Lochte, who is currently serving a prison sentence for a bank robbery. Thus there can only be one doppelganger, which calls into question the judgment against him. However, Lochte insists on having committed the bank robbery, because if he confesses, the remaining sentence could be waived. Lochte's application for parole, however, is not approved and so he takes an opportunity to escape, killing a law enforcement officer. Schenk not only wants to find Lochte, but also to find the real culprit and at the same time relieve his conscience. After all, he had made sure that Lochte went to jail.
Max Ballauf monitors Lochte's friend Verena Radek, while Freddy Schenk tries to follow the trail of the escapee. He took refuge in a hunting lodge, where the hunting tenant discovered him the next day. When he wants to call the police, Lochte reaches for his rifle, the hunting tenant shoots him, Lochte shoots back and flees. He calls his girlfriend to tell her that he didn't want to harm anyone. He just wanted to see her, but she advised against it in view of the police surveillance. He then threatens the psychologist Dr. Mangold, whom he holds responsible for not approving his application for early release. Since Mangold is being watched by plainclothes officers for his safety, they notice that something is wrong in the house. When they intervene, Lochte shoots one of the officers and flees. Then he can get to Verena Radek unnoticed, for whom he has taken all the hardships. He shot three people just to be with her.
The police received a call that Lochte had been seen in town. Ballauf and Schenk go on the hunt for the man and can catch him. The identification of the personal details shows that it is a Hans-Peter Nesch who actually looks very similar to Lochte. Schenk assumes that Nesch is also responsible for the robbery that Lochte was serving. And he blames himself for the deaths of three people, because if he hadn't arrested Lochte, he believes they would still be alive. When Schenk wants to get into his car in the evening, the fugitive awaits him and takes him under his control. He wants to make him pay for being innocent in prison for six years and chains him on the train tracks. Although it is a dead track, Schenk is in shock after the night of horror.
In return, Schenk relies on a ruse. He lets the press announce that Lochte was killed in an accident. His girlfriend even identifies a dead person who is presented to her as her boyfriend, as she hopes that they will no longer look for Lochte. The plan works and she meets with him at a hotel while the police are tailing her. Lochte notices the trap and suspects that his girlfriend set him up, but in the end he allows himself to be arrested without further defense.
background
The phantom was produced by Colonia Media on behalf of WDR . The shooting took place in Cologne and the surrounding area.
reception
Audience ratings
When it was first broadcast on June 9, 2003, the episode Das Phantom was seen by 7.10 million viewers in Germany, corresponding to a market share of 26.10 percent.
Reviews
Tilmann P. Gangloff writes for tittelbach.tv and says: “'Das Phantom', a strong piece, between action and psycho-thrill - not least because Norbert Ehry contributed a clever and exciting script for Behrendt / Bär. Also convincing: Roman Knižka as the innocent culprit. "
The critics of the TV magazine TV Spielfilm judge: "Cool detective duo, disappointing story."
Web links
- Crime scene: The Phantom in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Summary of the plot of Das Phantom on the ARD website
- The phantom in the crime scene fund
- The Phantom at Tatort-Fans.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Location and audience rating at fundus.de, accessed on October 16, 2014.
- ^ Tilmann P. Gangloff : Film review on tittelbach.tv, accessed on October 16, 2014.
- ↑ Short review at tvspielfilm.de, accessed on October 16, 2014.
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