The Blind Judge (German: Der blinde Richter) is a 1984 West German historical crime television series broadcast on ARD in thirteen episodes.[1] It is based on the career of the eighteenth century British magistrate John Fielding.
| The Blind Judge | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime drama |
| Written by | Günter Kunert |
| Directed by | Vojtěch Jasný |
| Starring | Franz Josef Steffens Joachim Dietmar Mues |
| Country of origin | West Germany |
| Original language | German |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Peter von Zahn |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company | Windrose Film- und Fernsehproduktion |
| Original release | |
| Network | ARD |
| Release | 19 September – 15 December 1984 |
Main cast edit
- Franz Josef Steffens as Sir John Fielding
- Gert Schaefer as Henry Fielding
- Rainer Schmitt as Saunder Welch
- Joachim Dietmar Mues as William Hogarth
- Walter Jokisch as Sam Johnson
- Ingolf Gorges as David Garrick
- Wolfgang Kaven as Patrick
References edit
- ^ Apropos, Film p.128
Bibliography edit
- Apropos, Film: das Jahrbuch der DEFA-Stiftung. Verlag Das Neue Berlin, 2003.
