When appearances are deceptive
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | When appearances are deceptive |
| Original title | Now You See Him |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1976 |
| length | 85 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Harvey Hart |
| script | Michael Sloan |
| production | Everett Chambers |
| music | Bernardo Segall |
| camera | Richard C. Glouner |
| cut | Jamie Caylor |
| occupation | |
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When appearances are deceptive , a television film with Peter Falk from the crime series Columbo .
action
The magician Santini is actually called Stefan Müller and was a Nazi. Only his manager Jesse Jerome knows and uses it to blackmail him. While performing his water tank trick, he carries out the murder of Jesse disguised as a waiter. He speaks over a radio microphone to a waiter who brings him a brandy. Santini burns the letter to the immigration authorities and the evidence of his origin. First he withholds the alibi from Columbo with the excuse that he does not want to reveal the trick. In the end, Columbo Santini can prove the motive for the murder from the imprints on the ribbon. As a subplot, Columbo has got a new dark gray coat from his wife, in which he cannot think. From the middle of the episode he wears his old beige coat again.
production
The film first aired in the United States on February 29, 1976. In Germany it took place on May 24, 1980 in a shortened form. There the Nazi past of Santini was cut out and he was described as an English bank robber. The episode was broadcast unabridged on RTL on May 24, 1993 after a new synchronization .
synchronization
The film was dubbed twice in Germany. The first synchronization was carried out by Studio Hamburg Synchron and the second Neue Tonfilm in Munich.
| role | actor | Speaker 1st dubbing Das Erste 1980 | Speaker 2nd dubbing RTL 1993 |
| Inspector Columbo | Peter Falk | Klaus Schwarzkopf | Horst Sachtleben |
| Santini | Jack Cassidy | Henry Kielmann | Reinhard Glemnitz |
| Chef of the magic shop | Thayer David | Franz-Josef Steffens | Manfred Erdmann |
| Danny Green | Patrick Culliton | Hans Sievers | Walter von Hauff |
| Della Santini | Cynthia Sikes | Christa Berndl | Madeleine proud |
| Harry Blandford | Robert Loggia | Wolfgang Kieling | Fred Maire |
| Jesse Jerome | Nehemiah Persoff | Werner Schumacher | Hans von Borsody |
| Lassiter | Victor Izay | Wolf Rahtjen | Gernot Duda |
| Michael Wylie | Mike Lally | Hans Hessling | Leo Bardischewski |
| Rogers, lab technician | Robert Gibbons | Hans Paetsch | |
| Sgt. John J. Wilson | Bob Dishy | Peter Kirchberger | Oliver Stritzel |
| Thackery | George Sperdakos | Lothar Grützner | Tonio von der Meden |
| George Thomas | Redmond Gleeson | Fred Maire |
Trivia
Jack Cassidy appears as a murderer for the third time in a Columbo episode.
review
TV Spielfilm awards a thumbs up.
Web links
- If appearances are deceptive in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Columbo: When appearances are deceptive | Film 1976. Retrieved August 24, 2019 .
- ↑ German synchronous index | Movies | Columbo: When appearances are deceptive. Retrieved August 24, 2019 .
- ↑ German synchronous index | Movies | Columbo: When appearances are deceptive. Retrieved August 24, 2019 .
- ↑ Columbo - fansite> The series -> Episode guide -> When appearances are deceptive. Retrieved August 24, 2019 .
- ↑ TV feature film online: Columbo: When appearances are deceptive - film review - film - TV SPIELFILM. Retrieved on August 24, 2019 (German).
- ^ Zauberspiegel - Columbo - His cases: When appearances are deceptive. Retrieved August 24, 2019 .
- ↑ Columbo: When appearances are deceptive. Retrieved August 24, 2019 .