Wilsberg: Unearthed
| Episode in the Wilsberg series | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Unearthed |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Production company |
Cologne Film on behalf of ZDF |
| length | 89 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| classification | Episode 15 ( list ) |
| First broadcast | November 19, 2005 on ZDF |
| Rod | |
| Director | Peter F. Bringmann |
| script | Timo Berndt |
| production | Anton Moho |
| music |
Oliver Gunia Paul Vincent Gunia |
| camera | Thomas Etzold |
| cut | Guido Krajewski |
| occupation | |
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The 15th episode of the Wilsberg television film series has been excavated . It was first broadcast on November 19, 2005 on ZDF . Directed by Peter F. Bringmann , the screenplay was written by Timo Berndt .
action
Georg Wilsberg is visited by Ekkehardt Talkötter, a tax auditor at the Münster tax office, to check his books. During the tax audit, the customer Sabine Köhler enters Wilsberg's antiquarian bookshop to inquire about a book dealing with Celtic jewelry finds in the Münsterland . Meanwhile, Alex Holtkamp, Wilsberg's goddaughter, makes her way to Evenbrock Castle, where she got a temporary job as a waitress. On the way back at night, she falls on her bike because she is cut by a sports car. She catches a glimpse of the passenger seat and recognizes the customer there who Wilsberg visited the day before, but she has strangling marks on her neck and is dead.
The next day, the dead Sabine Köhler is found on the road to Dülmen . Commissioner Springer and her assistant Overbeck secure the eye-catching Celtic necklace that the dead woman is wearing. The two also find one of Wilsberg's business cards in the dead woman's pockets and then question Georg Wilsberg. Although Alex could not recognize the driver of the car in which the dead woman was sitting, the murderer has no knowledge of it. So he intercepts the witness who supposedly could incriminate him at night and tries to strangle her too. Ekki and Wilsberg rush to her aid and are able to put the attacker to flight, who loses a Celtic piece of jewelry while escaping. Wilsberg and Ekki's interest in the case is aroused. You consult the Celtic Book and a map of the Münsterland, on which jewelry finds are recorded, in order to track down the location of the Celtic necklaces.
The Keltenbuch is out of print in the city library, the only edition has been borrowed for a long time from Karsten Scherer, a dealer for outdoor equipment. Wilsberg succeeds in establishing a connection between Scherer and the dead. Scherer had sold an expensive metal detector to Sabine Köhler some time ago . She gave the device to Timm Thake, an insolvent farmer, in order to be able to purchase pieces of jewelry he had found in the Scharhofer Forest. Her husband, the doctor Michael Köhler, supported her expensive hobby financially, knowing full well that it is illegal to purchase the finds from private excavations. In Scherer's back room, Wilsberg not only finds Celtic jewelry, which Scherer sold as a fence , but also a photo of Timm Thake with his off-road vehicle. With Ekki's help, Wilsberg can find out Thake's address from the vehicle registration office.
In Thake's off-road vehicle, Wilsberg finds a clue that leads him to Evenbrock Castle. There he learns that Timm Thake and Sabine Köhler had a relationship. It turns out that Timm Thake had met Sabine Köhler in Karsten Scherer's shop, who had previously acquired her collector's items from Scherer. Because of his lack of money, Thake sold his excavation finds to Sabine Köhler.
When Wilsberg visits Thake's farm again, he finds Thake, who has hung himself in the barn. However, Wilsberg does not believe in suicide. He suspects Dr. Köhler, to have discovered the relationship between his wife and Timm Thake. He then looks for Dr. Köhler in his hospital to inform him that Alex Holtkamp, who is in the hospital after a knife attack by the alleged murderer of Sabine Köhler, will shortly make a statement to the police that will incriminate Sabine Köhler's murderer. Dr. Koehler, fearing that Alex might have recognized him in their nightly collision, sneaks into her hospital room to give her a fatal injection. Wilsberg puts him in the act.
Scherer is arrested for stolen goods. Ekki can meet the fleeing Dr. Köhler so that Commissioner Springer can arrest the doctor for the murder of his wife as well as the suspected murder of Timm Thake and attempted murder of Alex Holtkamp.
background
The episode was shot from April 17, 2005 to June 27, 2005 in Westphalia and Cologne . The photos showing the Wilsberg Antiquariat were taken at the Solder Antiquariat in Frauenstrasse. The Überwasserkirche can also be seen here. On May 23, 2007, 20 pupils from the Martini primary school in Münster visited the film set in Frauenstrasse as part of the “Kulturstrolche” project organized by the Office for Schools and Further Education. The scenes showing the police station were filmed at Bispinghof . The night attack on Alex Holtkamp was staged on Geisbergweg between Rothenburg and Domplatz . The recordings in the gas station were made in Münster-Roxel . Furthermore, the film was shot in the Münster city library , where the Lamberti Church can be seen in exterior shots . Ekki's workplace was set up in the city administration in the city hall with a view over the Peace of Westphalia square to the rear of the city hall .
In this episode, Oliver Korittke can be seen for the first time in the role of Ekkehardt Talkötter.
On March 1, 2006, the result was combined with the 16th episode call girls from Polar movie on DVD with FSK-12 published share directives. In addition to the two main films, the DVD contains a making-of and a portrait of the city of Münster as bonus material.
The Running Gag Bielefeld refers in this episode to Manfred Höch, Wilsberg's school friend, who, referring to the previous episode, Angel of Death Wilsberg said he moved to Bielefeld for professional reasons.
reception
Audience ratings
5.69 million viewers saw the episode Unearthed when it was first broadcast on ZDF , which corresponds to a market share of 18.1%. It switched to 1.61 million viewers between the ages of 14 and 49, giving the station an audience rate of 12.4%.
criticism
The editorial team of TV Spielfilm judged that the Wilsberg episode represented “crime cult with dry wit”. This was confirmed by Andreas Markhauser from quotenmeter.de, who particularly praised Leonard Lansink. The plot is "well linked and exciting to the end", and the resolution is "well thought out". The episode Unearthed is "overall an entertaining crime thriller that knows how to offer its viewers suspense up to the last minute and provides variety with nice dialogues". Frank Rauscher announced that Ekki Talkötter, the “distinctive tax auditor”, was the “ideal solution” for the replacement of Wilsberg's Sidekick . This opinion was shared by the editorial staff of Prisma , who certified Korittke a “successful debut” and rated the episode with three out of five stars. Also Tilmann P. Gangloff from the editorial board of kino.de believes Korittkes presentation was "worth" because he knew wrest "unexpected side" of his role. However, he will "hardly reach Schafmeister's sympathy values", according to Gangloff's prognosis.
Individual evidence
- ^ Approval certificate for Wilsberg: excavated . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF).
- ↑ Unearthed at crew united
- ↑ Hello Münster: Alex is the most beautiful: “Kulturstrolche” near Wilsberg , Sylvia Steckel, May 24, 2007
- ↑ a b quotenmeter.de: Great odds for Schröder's Zapfenstreich in the First , Alexander Krei, November 20, 2005
- ↑ TV feature film : film review
- ^ A b c quotenmeter.de: The Critics: "Wilsberg: Ausgegraben" , Andreas Markhauser, November 16, 2005
- ↑ Wilsberg: Dug up ( page no longer accessible , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Frank Rauscher, 2005
- ^ Prism : film review
- ↑ a b kino.de: film review , Tilmann P. Gangloff
Web links
- Excavated in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Unearthed in the online film database
- Unearthed at crew united
- Unearthed at beruehmtedetektive.de
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