Summary: He's got no style, he's got no flash and he's squarely in middle age. Swedish detective Martin Beck is good at one thing, methodically catching criminals so that they can be put away, for a long time. His tightly wound partner, Gunvald, is his opposite, an impulsive man who cuts a dashing figure, is in no way politically correct and who never met a boundary he didn't leap across.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV BECSummary: Death at La Fenice : After a famous conductor dies from cyanide poisoning during the intermission of his concert, Brunetti probes into the maestro's past, and uncovers a shocking picture of immorality and ruthlessness, as well as a legion of bitter enemies, some of whom have held a grudge for many decades. Based on Donna Leon's first Comissarrion Brunetti novel which introduced Guido Brunetti...
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Publisher / Publication Date: MHz Networks Home Entertainment 2011
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV DONSummary: He's got no style, no flash, and he's middle-aged. But Swedish detective Martin Beck is good at one thing: methodically catching criminals so they can be put away for a long time. Includes the episodes Blind Profit, The Scorpion, and The Unclaimed Girl.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV BECSummary: In this immensely popular German comedy, Bjarne Mädel stars as Heiko "Schotty" Schotte - a man whose work begins where others pass in horror. He's a contract cleaner, sent to sanitize crime scenes after the police have finished their investigations. A high school dropout, Schotty accepts his place in life and has dedicated himself to two things: finding a hot girlfriend and being the best crime...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV CRISummary: Through a glass darkly : The Venetian island of Murano is known for its artisans who specialize in the traditional craft of glass making. When the owner of a glass factory is found murdered, Commissario Brunetti uncovers a connection between the colorful, filigree glass products that he made and some very toxic poisons. How else to explain the colorful slime containing arsenic oozing out from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bavaria Media 2013
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV DONSummary: Doctored evidence. Signora Battestini is dead and to everyone who knew her, it wasn't a moment too soon. Her impoverished Romanian cleaning lady gets pegged for the crime and Brunetti's boss declares the case closed. What continues to mystify Brunetti is why the old woman had so much money with no visible means of income. And what exactly has her lawyer done with her many scattered bank...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bavaria Media 2011
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV DONSummary: International film star Bruno Cremer brings the beloved Parisian Inspector Maigret to life in a definitive series of filmed adaptations of legendary writer Georges Simenon's bestselling crime novels. Sporting his pipe that seems a nod to Sherlock Holmes, the pragmatic, reserved, and refined Maigret investigates murders in his singular unhurried manner and inevitably discovers the truth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV MAISummary: Vanessa Scalera stars as deputy prosecutor Immacolata 'Imma' Tataranni, a workaholic with a prodigious memory who solves cases with unorthodox methods and attitude to spare. Loosely based on the novels by Italian author Mariolina Venezia and filmed in the stunning Basilicata region of southern Italy, the show is based in the city of Matera, famous for its Sassi district of ancient hillside cave...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV IMMSummary: He's got no style or flash, but Swedish detective Martin Beck is superb at one thing, methodically catching criminals and putting them away. He's joined in these episodes by Steinar Hovland, an accomplished investigator from Oslo, Norway, whose relaxed manner belies his killer drive in the interrogation room. Beck learns to work with his new colleague but also finds out that Steiner brings with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV BECSummary: Captain Marleau has a hunter's instinct, disguised under a deliberately offbeat veneer. As she says herself, she doesn't skim over cases; she plunges into them. Always on the prowl, she lies in wait for clues and her prey and takes them by surprise. In each episode, her hunt centers around a character played by a famous actor, men and women who are a match for the outstanding cop. The volume...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV CAPSummary: The dazzling Guido Caprino stars as Inspector Luca Manara, a dreamy man and a supervisor's worst nightmare. He dismisses procedure and refuses to kowtow to local power players, but he's also without ego and a gifted investigator. When Manara arrives on a motorcycle to head up the police department, his offbeat methods endear him to colleagues and build espirit de corps. He prefers to be called...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV INSSummary: In these newly remastered HD adaptations of Georges Simenon's bestselling crime novels, international film brings the beloved Parisian Inspector Maigret to life. Sporting his pipe that seems a nod to Sherlock Holmes, the pragmatic and refined Maigret investigates murders in his singular unhurried manner and inevitably discovers the truth. To crack his cases, he peels back the veneer of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV MAISummary: Nona, a consummate 70-year-old Parisienne, a feminist, and a strong and committed single mother of 40-year-old triplets. She is confronted with the surprise of a lifetime she is pregnant! Despite her secret love affair with André -- a mature university professor, he is not the father. But who is, then? Nona's daughters decide to move back into the family apartment to support their mother and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV NONSummary: A former police detective turned funeral home director investigative instincts always seem to get the better of him. These days his job is to comfort and console the bereaved, but as soon as Luc starts to suspect foul play his inner sleuth takes over, and so do the headaches for his on-again/off-again girlfriend, police inspector Anna-Maria Giovanoli.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV UNDSummary: Autumn, 1989. The Iron Curtain is falling, and the changing political climate takes its toll on the Kupfer family. Martin Kupfer tries to get his daughter back, with the aid of a West German reporter. His brother Falk belongs to a group of hardcore Stasi officers who are prepared to do anything to preserve Communist power. His father, Hans, opposes any movement that has the potential for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV WEISummary: It is a sweeping family saga of conflicting loyalties, betrayal, love and hope, set in 1980s East Berlin. Uwe Kockisch Hans Kupfer, is a Stasi officer whose youngest son, Martin, falls in love with the daughter of a dissident singer. Their love affair sets events into motion which affect both families over a turbulent decade. The Kupfers and the Hausmanns could hardly be more different.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV WEISummary: In this prequel series to Detective Montalbano, watch the genesis of the friendships, the rivalries and the romance as the players arrive to take their places in the beautiful Sicilian town.
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Publisher / Publication Date: MHZ Networks Home Entertainment 2012
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV YOUSummary: "A French village ... chronicles the impact of World War II on a small village in central France. The series follows the lives of the villagers during the war as their lives become irrevocably changed by the German occupation and its aftermath. The Germans arrive in June 1940; the occupation will go on for five years and will reveal the strengths, weaknesses and secrets of the characters as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: MHZ Networks Home Entertainment 2018
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV FRESummary: He's an antisocial misogynist and proud of it. He is Nero Wolfe and the setting is Rome,1959. Due to small disagreements with the Feds, America's best and brightest detective has moved to Italy with his faithful assistant, Archie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV NERSummary: Farewell, Salvo! In this final episode of Detective Montalbano, we're back with the gang at Vigata's police station one last time, solving another confounding crime. Seeing them together has never looked so good bumbling Catarella, loyal Fazio, skirt-chasing Mimì, and the ever-pragmatic Salvo. What they have on their hands, discovered by Mimì while 'visiting' a lady friend, is an enigma....
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV DETSummary: Nicknamed "The Eagle" for his unerring intuition, detective Hallgrim Hallgrimsson exudes competence and self-assurance but beneath the facade is a tormented personality. A cunning and ingenious hero, Hallgrim has allowed work to consume his life and prevent his connecting with himself, his darkest memories and his motivations. Ultimately, a personal crisis forces him to launch another, more...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV EAGSummary: The identical twin brothers are living lives that couldn't look more different. Erik is a single and broke surfer bum whose failures are abundantly on display while Adam leads a seemingly successful life as a businessman and family man. Adam is accidentally killed by his wife, Ingrid, when she attempts to break up a fight between the two brothers. To avoid getting arrested for the murder and to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV TWISummary: It is a sweeping family saga of conflicting loyalties, betrayal, love and hope, set in 1980s East Berlin. Uwe Kockisch Hans Kupfer, is a Stasi officer whose youngest son, Martin, falls in love with the daughter of a dissident singer. Their love affair sets events into motion which affect both families over a turbulent decade. The Kupfers and the Hausmanns could hardly be more different.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017