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Alexander Zwo

1972 · 1 season

A slow-burning Cold War thriller of mistaken identity, where every ally may be a threat and paranoia steadily tightens around the hero.

Created by
Franz Peter Wirth
Genres
Action & adventure
Starring
Jean-Claude Bouillon, Marina Malfatti, Alfons Höckmann
Overview
Alexander Zwo is a German-French-Austrian-Italian TV mini-series directed by Franz Peter Wirth.

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Created by
Franz Peter Wirth
Genres
Action & adventure
Starring
Jean-Claude Bouillon, Marina Malfatti, Alfons Höckmann
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • deception
    • conspiracy
    • betrayal
    • family
    Places
    • big city
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action5
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism6
    Romance4
    Tension6
    Darkness5
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    action & adventure
    Created by
    Franz Peter Wirth
    Starring
    Jean-Claude Bouillon, Marina Malfatti, Alfons Höckmann, Konrad Georg, Charlotte Kerr, Hansjörg Felmy, Helma Seitz, Nicole Heesters
    Length
    1 seasons, 6 episodes, 75 min each
    Network
    Das Erste
    Country
    Germany, Austria, France, Italy
    Languages
    German

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