''11 Uhr 20'' is a West German crime television

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in three episodes, each having a length of about 60 minutes. It was written by

Herbert Reinecker Herbert Reinecker (24 December 1914 – 27 January 2007) was a German novelist, dramatist and screenwriter. Career Born in Hagen, Westphalia, Reinecker began to write short stories already as a high school student. In 1936, he moved to Berlin, w ...

, directed by Wolfgang Becker and produced by

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. The episodes were shown in colour on the

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channel in January 1970.

Plot

A married couple, the Wassems, are having a vacation in Turkey. One day they find a dead man in their car. Soon after this Mrs. Wassem dies in a car crash. The widowed Thomas Wassem, suspected of murder by the police, sets out to investigate the case on his own. His quest to find the real culprit takes him as far afield as Tunisia.

Cast

* Joachim Fuchsberger as Thomas Wassem * Werner Bruhns as Minotti * Friedrich Joloff as Dr. Arnold Vogt *

Götz George Götz George (; 23 July 1938 – 19 June 2016) was a German actor, the son of actor couple Berta Drews and Heinrich George. His arguably best-known role is that of Duisburg detective Horst Schimanski in the TV crime series ''Tatort''. Early lif ...

as Muller

External links

* German crime television series 1970s German television miniseries Television shows set in Turkey Television shows set in Tunisia 1970 German television series debuts 1970 German television series endings 1970s German-language films German-language television shows ZDF original programming {{Germany-crime-tv-prog-stub