Slim Callaghan Intervenes (German: Slim Callaghan greift ein) is a 1964 West German crime television series broadcast on ZDF in eight episodes.[1] The programme was based on the series of novels by British writer Peter Cheyney featuring the London-based private detective Slim Callaghan.[2] In the television adaptation Callaghan is operating his own agency in Munich. He is played by Viktor de Kowa while Eva Pflug featured as his loyal secretary Steffie.
| Slim Callaghan Intervenes | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Crime drama |
| Based on | Slim Callaghan by Peter Cheyney |
| Written by | Edward Maria Solger Ernest Borneman |
| Directed by | Karl Anton |
| Starring | Viktor de Kowa Eva Pflug Helmuth Rudolph |
| Composer | Hermann Thieme |
| Country of origin | West Germany |
| Original language | German |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Helmut Stoldt Hans-Jürgen Bobermin |
| Cinematography | Paul Grupp |
| Editor | Alexandra Anatra |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ZRD |
| Release | 6 July – 7 September 1964 |
Main cast edit
- Viktor de Kowa as Slim Callaghan
- Eva Pflug as Steffie
- Helmuth Rudolph as Inspektor Dallmüller
Other actors who appeared in episodes of the series include Carla Hagen, Grit Boettcher, Hanne Wieder, Ellen Frank, Ursula Herking, Walter Janssen, Karl Schönböck, Jan Hendriks, Ulrich Beiger, Alexander Golling, Dieter Eppler, Hellmut Lange, Lukas Ammann, Rosemarie Fendel, Tatjana Sais, Maria Landrock and Peter Carsten.
References edit
Bibliography edit
- Compart, Martin . Crime TV: Lexikon der Krimi-Serien. Bertz + Fischer, 2000.
- Hruska, Thomas. Der neue Serien Guide: S-Z. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, 2004
