''Detectives'' (German: ''Detektive'') is a 1969 West German

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directed by

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and starring

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, Marquard Bohm and Uschi Obermaier.Bock & Bergfelder p.419 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in

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and on location around the city. The film was shot during the middle of 1968, but was not given a general release until the following year.

Cast

as Sebastian West * Marquard Bohm as Andy Schubert * Uschi Obermaier as Mickys * Elke Haltaufderheide as Christa *

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as Annabella Quant * Peter Moland as Bussen * Dieter Busch as Reiniger * Florian Obermaier as Kind Florian * Walter Rilla as Krüger * Peter Berling as Möbelpacker * Eberhard Maier as Möbelpacker * Rosl Mayr as Wirtin * Max Zihlmann as Gast im Café

References

Bibliography

* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

* 1969 films 1969 crime films German crime films West German films 1960s German-language films Films directed by Rudolf Thome Films shot at Bavaria Studios Films shot in Munich 1960s German films {{1960s-Germany-film-stub