Zodiac - The Horoscope Killer
| Television broadcast | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Zodiac - The Horoscope Killer |
| Country of production | Austria , Germany |
| original language | German , Viennese |
| year | 2007 |
| length | 4 × 90 minutes |
| Episodes | 4th |
| genre | Thriller , crime series |
| idea | Eva Spreitzhofer |
| production | MR film |
| music | Stefan Bernheimer |
| First broadcast | September 3, 2007 on ORF 1 |
| occupation | |
Zodiak - The Horoscope Murderer is a four-part television thriller by Andreas Prochaska , produced by MR Film on behalf of ORF and Sat.1 , which was first broadcast in September 2007. In 2012, the four-part series was released on DVD including a reversible cover.
action
Esther Nentwig, the illegitimate child of Gabriel Fischer-Hellwarth, a very rich and powerful entrepreneur and banker, is invited out of the blue to his birthday party. Almost the entire family does not give her a very warm welcome. While Gabriel tries to introduce Esther to her siblings in front of the assembled family, she discovers Adrian, the son of Marion Fischer-Hellwarth, Gabriel's youngest daughter, lying unconscious in the swimming pool in front of the villa. She saves his life, through which she at least gets sympathy from Marion. At the same time, Barbara Fischer-Hellwarth, daughter of Peter, Gabriel's eldest son, disappears without a trace and is found murdered a short time later. Inspector Keller, an old friend of the Fischer-Hellwarths, takes over the investigation. A hunt for the murderer begins, to whom several other family members fall victim, who are always determined according to the same astrological principle. It later turns out that Gabriel Fischer-Hellwarth murdered a friend from his youth over 50 years ago and hid his body under a tree. This tree is set on fire by the zodiac at night and the family and investigators find the skeleton. When Gabriel Fischer-Hellwarth found out about this, he died of a heart attack. In the end, it turns out that Peter Fischer-Hellwarth is not the real son of Gabriel Fischer-Hellwarth and Barbara Fischer-Hellwarth was the daughter of Gabriel Fischer-Hellwarth. Peter Fischer-Hellwarth is the horoscope killer and tries to kill Esther last. Inspector Keller finds her in time and can save her. Peter Fischer-Hellwarth is shot by him in self-defense. At the very end it is shown how Peter Fischer-Hellwarth killed Barbara and Marion.
occupation
| Name of the actor | Name of the character | description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Neldel | Esther Nentwig / Esther Fischer-Hellwarth Nentwig | Illegitimate daughter of Gabriel Fischer-Hellwarth and daughter of Ursula Nentwig |
| Fritz Karl | Anton Keller | Competent police detective for the murder of Barbara Fischer Hellwarth |
| Friedrich von Thun | Gabriel Fischer-Hellwarth | Father of Esther Nentwig, Marion Fischer-Hellwarth, Robert Fischer-Hellwarth, Juliane Heegert, Claudia Fischer-Hellwarth, Peter Fischer-Hellwarth (own stepfather), grandfather of Barbara Fischer-Hellwarth (own father), husband of Rosemarie Fischer -Hellwarth and former fiancé of Gertrud Nentwig |
| Bernhard Schir | Peter Fischer-Hellwarth | Son of Rosemarie Fischer-Hellwarth, officially the son of Gabriel Fischer-Hellwarth (own son of Friedrich), husband of Elisabeth Fischer-Hellwarth, officially father of Barbara Fischer-Hellwarth and nephew of Gertrud Nentwig |
| Misel Maticevic | Matthias Vollmer | Friend of Robert Fischer-Hellwarth |
| Corinna Kirchhoff | Ursula Nentwig | Mother of Esther Nentwig and daughter of Gertrud Nentwig |
| Filip Peeters | Sebastian Heegert | Gabriel Fischer-Hellwarth's lawyer and Juliane Heegert's husband |
| Matthias Schloo | Robert Fischer-Hellwarth | Son of Gabriel Fischer-Hellwarth |
| Hans Sigl | Felix Vogler | Marion Fischer-Hellwarth's ex-husband and Adrian Vogler's father |
| Miguel Herz-Kestranek | Georg Attenberg | Nephew of Rosemarie Fischer-Hellwarth and lover of Elisabeth Fischer-Hellwarth |
| Ulli Maier | Elisabeth Fischer-Hellwarth | Wife of Peter Fischer-Hellwarth, mother of Barbara Fischer-Hellwarth and lover of Georg Attenberg |
| Beate Maes | Juliane Heegert, b. Fischer-Hellwarth | Daughter of Gabriel Fischer-Hellwarth and wife of Sebastian Heegert |
| Claudia Mehnert | Marion Fischer-Hellwarth | Daughter of Gabriel Fischer-Hellwarth, ex-wife of Felix Vogler and mother of Adrian Vogler |
| Edita Malovcic | Linda | Friend of Esther Nentwig and lover of Peter Fischer-Hellwarth |
| Max Schmiedl | Spangemann | Police officer responsible for the murder of Barbara Fischer-Hellwarth |
| Konstantin Reichmuth | Adrian Vogler | Son of Marion Fischer-Hellwarth and Felix Vogler |
| Pippa Galli | Barbara Fischer-Hellwarth | Illegitimate daughter of both Gabriel Fischer-Hellwarth and Elisabeth Fischer-Hellwarth, but officially the daughter of Peter Fischer-Hellwarth |
| Michou Friesz | Lippmann | Responsible public prosecutor for the murder of Barbara Fischer-Hellwarth |
| Elias Pressler | Alexander Fischer-Hellwarth | Son of Gabriel Fischer-Hellwarth's deceased daughter Claudia and Maximilian |
| Harald Posch | Maximilian | Father of Alexander Fischer-Hellwarth and husband of Gabriel Fischer-Hellwarth's deceased daughter |
| Cornelius Obonya | Mark Stankowski | Gabriel Fischer-Hellwarth's private detective |
| Erni Mangold | Gertrud Nentwig, b. Orlak | Mother of Ursula Nentwig, former fiancee of Gabriel Fischer-Hellwarth, sister of Friedrich and aunt of Peter Fischer-Hellwarth |
Died figures
| dead figures | killed by / died by | Offense | part |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friedrich (friend of Gabriel Fischer-Hellwarth) | Gabriel Fischer-Hellwarth | murder | before part 1 |
| Rosemarie Fischer-Hellwarth (wife of Gabriel Fischer-Hellwarth) | natural death | no | before part 1 |
| Barbara Fischer-Hellwarth | Peter Fischer-Hellwarth | murder | Part 1 |
| Marion Fischer-Hellwarth | Peter Fischer-Hellwarth | murder | Part 2 |
| Felix Vogler | SEK officer (SEK officer responsible for the hostage-taking of Felix Vogler) | no (self-defense) | part 3 |
| Elisabeth Fischer-Hellwarth | Mark Stankowski | murder | part 3 |
| Georg Attenberg | Peter Fischer-Hellwarth | murder | part 3 |
| Gabriel Fischer-Hellwarth | Heart attack | no | part 3 |
| Bodyguard by Gabriel Fischer-Hellwarth | Mark Stankowski | murder | Part 4 |
| Mark Stankowski | Peter Fischer-Hellwarth | murder | Part 4 |
| Gertrud Nentwig | Peter Fischer-Hellwarth | killing on demand | Part 4 |
| Sebastian Heegert | Sebastian Heegert | none (suicide) | Part 4 |
| Linda | Peter Fischer-Hellwarth | murder | Part 4 |
| Peter Fischer-Hellwarth | Anton Keller | no (self-defense) | Part 4 |
Reviews
The lexicon of the international film judges: “ TV crime drama full of technical weaknesses, in which the usual love affairs, intrigues and slander as well as a number of secondary scenes only help with difficulty. No more than a calculated homage to gray mediocrity. "
Trivia
When the DVD is played, the logo "The Horoscope Killer" appears instead of "Horoscope Killer".
Web links
- More information and pictures at Sat1.de
- Zodiak - The Horoscope killer in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Journal film-dienst and Catholic Film Commission for Germany (eds.), Horst Peter Koll and Hans Messias (ed.): Lexikon des Internationale Films - Filmjahr 2007 . Schüren Verlag, Marburg 2008. ISBN 978-3-89472-624-9