Straßenfeger 43 - Stahlnetz

A distinctive melody sounds: "Taaaaa-Ta-Dam-Tam". Bombshells. "This case is true. It was recorded according to documents from the criminal police". This is how an exciting episode of "Stahlnetz", the most successful crime series of the post-war period, begins. Be it the clarification of a body found in the port of Hamburg, the capture of a murderer after more than ten years or the hunt for a bank robber throughout Germany. The authentic criminal cases, borrowed from police files from all over Germany, show in detail the arduous criminal work up to the conviction of the perpetrators. No criminal slips through the net of the criminal police. The whole of television Germany followed the exciting episodes spellbound and made "Stahlnetz" the street sweeper of an entire generation.

Based on the model of the US series "Dragnet", director Jürgen Roland ("On the Trail of the Perpetrator") created the successful format "Stahlnetz" together with author Wolfgang Menge ("A Heart and a Soul"). In all 22 episodes, the greatest possible authenticity and attention to detail was strived for in order to portray the work of the criminal investigation department in a realistic way. "Stahlnetz" is considered the predecessor of the "Tatort" series, which is still successful today, and attracted an audience of millions in front of the nation's screens from 1958 to 1968.

"Straßenfeger - Volume 43" shows the "Stahlnetz" episodes 17 to 22:

17. The House on the Sturgeon
18. Deer
19. Beach Chair 421
20th Night of Easter Sunday
21. The Fifth Man
22. One Dead Man Too Many