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Das Messer

1971 · 1 season

A talky, twisty Cold War-era thriller that rewards close attention as loyalties shift and schemes unravel.

Created by
Francis Durbridge
Genres
Crime
Starring
Hardy Krüger, Charles Regnier, Klaus Löwitsch
Overview
Three agents stir up a hornet's nest of greed, betrayal, and intrigue.

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Created by
Francis Durbridge
Genres
Crime
Starring
Hardy Krüger, Charles Regnier, Klaus Löwitsch
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How it feels

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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
    • betrayal
    • greed
    • conspiracy
    Places
    None
    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
    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism6
    Romance2
    Tension6
    Darkness5
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    crime
    Created by
    Francis Durbridge
    Written by
    Francis Durbridge, Marianne de Barde
    Starring
    Hardy Krüger, Charles Regnier, Klaus Löwitsch, Alexander Kerst, René Deltgen, Peter Mosbacher, Sonja Ziemann, Eva Renzi
    Music
    Can
    Cinematography
    Dieter Naujeck
    Length
    1 seasons, 3 episodes
    Network
    Das Erste
    Country
    Germany
    Languages
    German

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