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The criminalist Hannes Bergemann tries to blackmail the city where he spent his youth. After many years returning to the familiar places of his childhood, he hopes to meet again his old friends, especially Fred, Helmuth and Richard, with whom he had a close childhood friendship. When confronted with a murder shortly after his arrival and given the task of investigating it, he has the painful experience that his friends are involved in the case.
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The criminalist Hannes Bergemann tries to blackmail the city where he spent his youth. After many years returning to the familiar places of his childhood, he hopes to meet again his old friends, especially Fred, Helmuth and Richard, with whom he had a close childhood friendship. When confronted with a murder shortly after his arrival and given the task of investigating it, he has the painful experience that his friends are involved in the case.
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Genre:Crime
Written By:Rainer Bär
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Runtime:91 minutes
Studio:Fernsehen der DDR
Cast
Rainer Bär
Director
Alfred Müller
Hauptmann Hannes Bergemann
Otto Mellies
Helmuth Grohmann
Gert Gütschow
Dr. Richard Abel
Günter Rüger
Fred Burger
Horst Kotterba
Robert Arndt
Lothar Schellhorn
Leutnant Haase
Marijam Agischewa
Fräulein Dörfelt
Annekathrin Bürger
Frau Brettschneider
Wolfgang Lohse
Wagner
Hartmut Schreier
Werner
Nanette Oberender
Anhaltermädchen
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