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Schwarz Rot Gold

1982–1996 · 3 seasons

A dry, methodical procedural that trades thrills for the slow satisfaction of watching bureaucracy and deduction untangle international smuggling.

Created by
Dieter Meichsner
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Uwe Friedrichsen, Edgar Bessen, George Meyer-Goll
Overview
Crime series about Hamburg customs investigator Hans Zaluskowski, who joins forces with his colleagues to take on smugglers and fraudsters. In doing so, he not only has to contend with opaque EU customs regulations, but also solve tricky cases with international implications.

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Created by
Dieter Meichsner
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Uwe Friedrichsen, Edgar Bessen, George Meyer-Goll
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • justice
  • work
  • corruption
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Created by
Dieter Meichsner
Starring
Uwe Friedrichsen, Edgar Bessen, George Meyer-Goll, Siegfried W. Kernen, Hans-Günter Martens, Eva Maria Bauer, Anja Kruse, Susanne Uhlen
Length
3 seasons, 18 episodes, 90 min each
Network
NDR Fernsehen
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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