Crime scene: In the crosshairs
| Episode of the series Tatort | |
|---|---|
| Original title | In the crosshairs |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Production company |
Bavarian radio |
| length | 87 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| classification | Episode 130 ( List ) |
| First broadcast | November 15, 1981 on ARD |
| Rod | |
| Director | Thomas Engel |
| script | Peter Hemmer |
| music | Erich Ferstl |
| camera | Peter Barthel |
| cut |
Karin Fischer , Susi Gogel |
| occupation | |
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In the crosshairs is a TV film from the crime series Tatort . The report produced by Bayerischer Rundfunk was first broadcast on November 15, 1981 on ARD's first program. It is the first time Commissioner Lenz has played, played by Helmut Fischer .
action
During a routine check at Munich Central Station , a young man escapes when a patrol from the railway police appears . On the run, he lets a locker key disappear under a passport photo machine unnoticed. He lets himself be driven into town in a taxi and threatens the driver with a gun. The police follow the car and catch the fugitive Theo Scholz, but he is shot by an officer. Since the homicide squad has to investigate its own officers in such cases, inspector Ludwig Lenz is notified. When checking the personal details of the victim, it turns out that he is no stranger to the police. He had evaded a serving prison sentence by fleeing. Maybe that was also the motive for his behavior.
The next morning, attorney Overdiek, von Scholz's attorney, asked the public prosecutor to inspect the files and give him permission to visit. Luigi Spagnola finds the locker key in the train station and opens the locker. Inside is a briefcase filled with 1,000 Mark bills, which Spagnola puts in another locker. He puts the originally found key back where he found it.
The taxi driver Scholz threatened with the gun is found dead in his car near a gravel pit. For Lenz it has the impression that it should look like robbery, but he suspects a connection with the events of the previous day. Since Scholz is not yet able to be questioned, he questions his lawyer Overdiek, because he was the only outsider to have access to the investigation files and only there was the name of the taxi driver mentioned as a witness. Overdiek is ignorant of Lenz. But he was threatened by a stranger who asked him to contact Scholz. Scholz tells him that he has hidden something in a locker at the train station. He hid the key at a machine while on the run.
The police find the key at the passport photo machine and open the overhead locker - it is empty. Spagnola, meanwhile, takes a 1000 Mark note from the found suitcase and uses it to pay a bar bill. The police become aware of him and confiscate the money, which apparently came from a robbery. Apparently Scholz was supposed to bring the money to Switzerland. He was probably on his way there when he got into the police control.
Lenz is now looking for the people behind the attack. Since they have already killed the taxi driver to get their booty, attorney Overdiek finds himself in distress and fears for the safety of his family. When the stranger calls him again, he tries to set a trap for him with the help of the police. He offers him Lenz as a decoy who, after a few unsuccessful attempts, is contacted as hoped. Lenz pretends to be a taxi driver and has therefore found the suitcase that he has now deposited in the safe of a bank. The crooks are very clever in trying to get the prey back. Even so, they can end up being arrested.
background
The film was shot in and around Munich from May to June 1981 .
In this episode, Commissioner Ludwig Lenz takes over the position of Commissioner Veigl ( Gustl Bayrhammer ), who retired in April 1981 with the African violet crime scene in Munich . So far he has been the assistant who now wants to prove to Kriminalrat Schubert that he is up to the new task. Lenz investigated a total of seven cases between 1981 and 1987.
reception
Audience ratings
The first broadcast of Im Fadenkreuz on November 15, 1981 was seen by 22.22 million viewers in Germany and achieved a market share of 57.0 percent for Das Erste .
criticism
The critics of the television magazine TV-Spielfilm rate this film from today's point of view and say: "How different was the thriller world of 1981: Helmut Fischer's Munich charm is already nostalgic." Conclusion: "Routine thriller with a hearty Bavarian flavor."
Web links
- Crime scene: In the crosshairs in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Summary of the plot of Im Fadhreuz on the ARD website
- In the crosshairs at the crime scene fundus
- In the crosshairs at Tatort-Fans.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for crime scene: In the crosshairs . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , July 2009 (PDF; test number: 118 989 V).
- ↑ a b In the crosshairs at tatort-fans.de, accessed on March 26, 2015.
- ^ Tatort 161: Hot snow at tatort-fans.de, accessed on March 26, 2015.
- ↑ In the crosshair short review at tvspielfilm.de, accessed on March 26, 2015.
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In the crosshairs (1981) | Death at the Rest Area (1982) | Roulette with 6 balls (1983) | Hot Snow (1984) | Schicki-Micki (1985) | The Power of Destiny (1987) | Opponent (1987)