Crime scene: Kressin and the painter's wife
| Episode of the series Tatort | |
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| Original title | Kressin and the painter's wife |
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| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Production company |
WDR |
| length | 80 minutes |
| classification | Episode 18 ( List ) |
| First broadcast | May 28, 1972 on German television |
| Rod | |
| Director | Pim de la Parra Jr. |
| script | Pim de la Parra jr., Klaus Recht , Hans Heinrich Ziemann |
| production | Gunther Witte , Rolf Junghans |
| music | Klaus Doldinger |
| camera | Franz Bromet |
| cut | Alexandra Anatra |
| occupation | |
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Kressin and the Painter's Wife is a German television film and was produced by WDR . It is the 18th film in the crime scene series and the 4th episode with customs inspector Kressin as the leading actor. It was first broadcast on German television on May 28, 1972 . The script was written by Pim de la Parra jr. who also directed.
action
In broad daylight, three art thieves invade a picture gallery disguised as visitors. While one of them puts the security guard out of action, the other two cut pictures from their frames with a craft knife, unnoticed by other visitors . When the alarm is finally triggered, the perpetrators flee.
Meanwhile, customs inspector Kressin has fun at a party and takes a liking to a pretty blonde - Anna, the wife of the painter Fred Markwitz. When he takes a closer look at one of his pictures, he can't find much pleasure in it. He prefers to keep an eye on the painter's wife and speak to her, but she is very cool and distant. Max, a friend of her husband's, appears and they both leave the party. As a consolation, Kressin flirts with Rita, an admirer of Markwitz and his art, and invites her to stay overnight.
The next morning, Kressin is sent to the airport by the Customs Council, his superior. A delivery of mannequins to Amsterdam , in which ancient Madonnas are hidden, was discovered there. Kressin doesn't wait for the criminal police to appear, but goes straight to the company that posted the delivery. When Kressin confronts the company boss Jan Morton with the found Madonnas, the latter escapes from the office and closes the door behind him. Since the phone doesn't work in the office, Kressin consoles himself with Morton's nice secretary Eva until Inspector Wagner appears.
Again on a new raid, the art thieves are caught stealing a church , but are able to escape and run over a police officer while trying to escape. They express doubts about their work to Morton and want to quit. Morton is not happy about this and threatens them. As they flee, Max, who is the third man among the thieves, shoots the two, puts them in their car and sets it on fire.
Kressin is still in bed with Eva when Inspector Wagner calls and tells him that two of the church robbers have been found dead. You suspect Morton to be behind it, but have no real lead. Hoping to get further in Amsterdam, Kressin asked Eva about Morton's contacts there.
A review of Morton's business records reveals that modern art, including pictures by Markwitz, was also sent. Kressin therefore seeks up Fred Markwitz, but is turned off by Anna. He drives away again for pretense, but comes back and invades the old homestead unnoticed. He observes a quarrel between Markwitz and Max, for whom Markwitz paints over the stolen pictures that are smuggled in camouflage. Kressin is able to overwhelm Max and brings Markwitz to a confession. The police appear, arrest Max and bring the painter and his wife to the presidium for questioning.
Since only one of the 28 stolen pictures could be seized from Markwitz, Kressin was able to convince the customs council to send him on a business trip to Amsterdam to track down the remaining pictures and to find the man behind Morton. Hoping that Eva will find the gallery she once visited with Morton, he takes her with him. Peter, a colleague of the Dutch criminal police , is waiting for him at the airport .
Finally, Kressin and Eva find the gallery in question. When they enter, a wealthy gentleman is saying goodbye whom Eva recognizes. He is greeted by Anna at his car and they drive away together. The gallery owner gives evidence of Stelldom, a passionate collector and owner of many old paintings. Kressin then observes his house and sees him talking to Morton. When Anna also appears, the three of them go into a secret room in which the pictures stolen by Morton's people hang. Morton threatens Stelldom because he wants more money from him and damages one of the pictures as a sign that he is serious. Stelldom issues a check for 100,000 guilders , which Anna takes spontaneously. She threatens Morton with a pistol and when he tries to defend himself, she pulls the trigger. At this moment, Kressin appears, who has meanwhile snuck into the house. Anna flees outside, where Sievers is leaving in the Rolls-Royce . The police arrive and arrest Anna.
When saying goodbye at the airport, Peter Kressin hands over a list of the stolen pictures that were found at Stelldom, but all of them are forgeries. Kressin suspects that Markwitz has a hand in it. Back in Cologne he confronts him and Markwitz - proud of having been smarter than Anna, Max and Morton - gives everything straight away.
background
When it was first broadcast, the film achieved an audience participation of 55.00%.
The still elusive Sievers, played by Ivan Desny , can also be seen in this episode, if only in a tiny sequence. Tatort inspector Konrad from Frankfurt appears similarly briefly in a guest appearance.
music
The soundtrack comes from Klaus Doldinger , who also composed the Tatort theme melody.
Trivia
On the night of July 30th to 31st, 2019, this episode ran on WDR television in astonishingly good quality; in the credits came the following note: "This crime scene was reconstructed in the documentation and archives department of the WDR with the help of the original camera negatives".
Web links
- Kressin and the wife of the painter in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Summary of the plot of Kressin and the painter's wife on the ARD website
- Kressin and the painter's wife at the crime scene fund
- Kressin and the painter's wife at Tatort-Fans.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.tatort-fundus.de/web/haben/chrono/1/1972/018-kressin-und-die-frau-des-malers.html Retrieved on March 4, 2013.
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