Episode 1
Episode 1
1h10.0 / 10
Episode credits
Directed by Johannes SchaafWritten by Jochen Wedegärtner, Oliver StorzGuest stars Hans Brenner, Susanne Uhlen, Gert Haucke, Wolfgang Wahl, Ralf Wolter, Uwe Dallmeier, Maria Singer, Katharina Seyferth
TV series
The Old Fox
1977NR55 seasons6.3 / 10
A police department, lead by an older, experienced detective solve crimes together.
Availability
Not streaming in United States
The Old Fox premiered April 11, 1977. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
A police department, lead by an older, experienced detective solve crimes together.
Season 1 episodes
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Episode 2
Episode 2
1h9.5 / 10
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Directed by Wolfgang BeckerWritten by Karl Heinz Willschrei, Peter BerneisGuest stars Günther Maria Halmer, Udo Thomer, Peter Pasetti, Margot Mahler, Peter Bollag, Karl Renar, Hans Beerhenke, Ursula Grabley
Episode 3
Episode 3
1h10.0 / 10
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Directed by José GiovanniWritten by José GiovanniGuest stars Brigitte Horney, Michel Robin, Eleonore Noelle, Loumi Iacobesco, Harald von Koeppelle, Uli Steigberg, Evelyn Palek, Michel Jacot
Episode 4
Episode 4
1h8.5 / 10
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Directed by Wolfgang BeckerWritten by Karl Heinz Willschrei, Peter BerneisGuest stars Heidelinde Weis, Harry Meyen, Peter Fricke, Hanne Wieder, Curt Bois, Wolfgang Gasser, Gracia-Maria Kaus, Eva Christian
Episode 5
Episode 5
1h7.0 / 10
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Guest stars Vadim Glowna, Christine Wodetzky, Judy Winter, Hans Caninenberg, Günther Ungeheuer, Friedrich G. Beckhaus, Christian Reiner, Renate Grosser
Episode 6
Episode 6
1h7.0 / 10
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Directed by Alfred VohrerWritten by Karl Heinz WillschreiGuest stars Luitgard Im, Günther Ungeheuer, Wolfried Lier, Helen Vita, Thomas Astan, Dietrich Frauboes, Günter W. Schünemann, Peter Böhlke
Episode 7
Episode 7
1h10.0 / 10
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Directed by Alfred WeidenmannWritten by Karl Heinz WillschreiGuest stars Dirk Galuba, Christiane Krüger, O.E. Hasse, Simone Rethel, Gerhart Lippert, Max Grießer, Sky du Mont, Otto Stern
Episode 8
Episode 8
1h10.0 / 10
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Directed by Dietrich HaugkWritten by Herbert LichtenfeldGuest stars Sigmar Solbach, Karl Lieffen, Frithjof Vierock, Horst Sachtleben, Brigitta Furgler, Klaus Dierig, Elia Zimmermann, Michael Gahr
Episode 9
Episode 9
1h10.0 / 10finale
Episode credits
Directed by Alfred VohrerWritten by Karl Heinz WillschreiGuest stars Heinz Drache, Werner Pochath, Enzi Fuchs, Krista Keller, Paul Hoffmann, Thomas Braut, Günther Tabor, Max Strecker
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Cast
Siegfried LowitzErwin Köster
Michael AndeGerd Heymann
Rolf SchimpfLeo Kress
Markus BöttcherWerner Riedmann
Charles M. HuberHenry Johnson
Pierre Sanoussi-BlissKriminaloberkommissar Axel Richter
Jan HendriksMartin Brenner
Henning SchlüterFranz MillingerCredits
- Created by
- Helmut Ringelmann
- Written by
- Karl Heinz Willschrei, Oliver Storz, Peter Berneis, Detlef Müller, Herbert Lichtenfeld, Herbert Rosendorfer, Leopold Ahlsen, Alfred Vohrer, Rosemarie Fendel, José Giovanni, Answald Krüger, Maria Matray, Volker Vogeler, Elke Hauck, Bruno Hampel, Jochen Wedegärtner
Production details
- Status
- Returning Series
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 483
- Original language
- German
- Original title
- Der Alte
Networks & production
ZDFGermany- Neue Münchner Fernsehproduktion
Themes
suspenseful