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->"Es war nur Zufall. (It was just chance.)"
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Der Richter und sein Henker (The Judge and his Hangman/Executioner) is a 1950 novel by Swiss author Friedrich Dürrenmatt. It sees the Swiss police force investigating the murder of Schmied, one of their officers.
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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: After Tschanz suffers his MeaninglessVillainVictory, he commits suicide at a train crossing by letting a train hit his car with him inside.]]
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Unbeknownst to the police force however, the crime and subsequent investigation are merely the endgame in an decades-old rivalry between Bärlach and Gastmann, and Tschanz is an UnwittingPawn in Bärlach's quest to bring Gastmann to justice.
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* GreenEyedMonster: [[spoiler:Tschanz's motive for killing Schmied.]]
* IncurableCoughOfDeath: Bärlach suffers from this.
* IncurableCoughOfDeath: Bärlach suffers from this.
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* MeaninglessVillainVictory: [[spoiler:Tschanz gets away with murder, but Bärlach blackmails him into leaving the police force, preventing him from enjoying his ill-gotten gains.]]
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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: [[spoiler:Gastmann]]
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Der Richter und sein Henker (The Judge and his Hangman/Executioner) is a 1950 novel by Swiss author Friedrich Dürrenmatt. It sees the Swiss police force investigating the murder of Schmied, one of their officers. Unbeknownst to the police force however, the crime was committed by one of their own, Detective Tschanz, who murdered him out of jealousy, and a desire to steal his life. Commissioner Bärlach knows this, and is determined to use this knowledge to his own ends.
The book follows Tschanz's efforts to frame someone else for his crime, while Bärlach seeks to use Tschanz to deliver justice on his old nemesis, Gastmann, whom he's spent 40 years trying to for his various crimes. With less than a year to live, Bärlach decides that the only thing he can do is to use Tschanz to frame Gastmann for Schmied's murder.
The book follows Tschanz's efforts to frame someone else for his crime, while Bärlach seeks to use Tschanz to deliver justice on his old nemesis, Gastmann, whom he's spent 40 years trying to for his various crimes. With less than a year to live, Bärlach decides that the only thing he can do is to use Tschanz to frame Gastmann for Schmied's murder.
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Der Richter und sein Henker (The Judge and his Hangman/Executioner) is a 1950 novel by Swiss author Friedrich Dürrenmatt. It sees the Swiss police force investigating the murder of Schmied, one of their officers.
Bärlach, a veteran policeman assigned to the case, believes he knows who did it, but chooses to keep his suspicions to himself until he is absolutely certain. Tschanz, a younger policeman working alongside him, is investigating a man by the name of Gastmann, and all signs seem to indicate his guilt. Tschanz, however, seems a little ''too'' certain, and may have ulterior motives for investigating him...
Unbeknownst to the police force however, the crimewas committed by one of their own, Detective Tschanz, who murdered him out of jealousy, and a desire to steal his life. Commissioner subsequent investigation are merely the endgame in an decades-old rivalry between Bärlach knows this, and is determined to use this knowledge to his own ends.
The book follows Tschanz's efforts to frame someone else for his crime, while Bärlach seeks to use Tschanz to deliver justice on his old nemesis,Gastmann, whom he's spent 40 years trying to for his various crimes. With less than a year to live, Bärlach decides that the only thing he can do is to use and Tschanz is an UnwittingPawn in Bärlach's quest to frame bring Gastmann for Schmied's murder.
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Bärlach, a veteran policeman assigned to the case, believes he knows who did it, but chooses to keep his suspicions to himself until he is absolutely certain. Tschanz, a younger policeman working alongside him, is investigating a man by the name of Gastmann, and all signs seem to indicate his guilt. Tschanz, however, seems a little ''too'' certain, and may have ulterior motives for investigating him...
Unbeknownst to the police force however, the crime
The book follows Tschanz's efforts to frame someone else for his crime, while Bärlach seeks to use Tschanz to deliver justice on his old nemesis,
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* BilingualBackfire: Any of the French-speakers trying and failing to speak German. It's comprehensible, but they've apparently never heard of conjugated verbs.
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* YouNoTakeCandle: Any of the French-speakers trying and failing to speak German. It's comprehensible, but they've apparently never heard of conjugated verbs.
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* BilingualBonus: The fact that Tschanz killed Schmied isn't explicitly stated right away, but if you happen to know English, then it is hinted at, as it is said that he was killed by "Zufall" (Chance).
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* BilingualBonus: The fact that Tschanz [[spoiler:Tschanz killed Schmied Schmied]] isn't explicitly stated right away, but if you happen to know English, then it is hinted at, as it is said that he was killed by "Zufall" (Chance).
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!! ''The Judge and his Hangman'' ''Der Richter und sein Henker'' contains examples of:
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* GambitRoulette: Most of what Bärlach does relies on chance, which is one of the main themes of the book.
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->"Es war nur Zufall. (It was just chance.)"
Der Richter und sein Henker (The Judge and his Hangman/Executioner) is a 1950 novel by Swiss author Friedrich Dürrenmatt. It sees the Swiss police force investigating the murder of Schmied, one of their officers. Unbeknownst to the police force however, the crime was committed by one of their own, Detective Tschanz, who murdered him out of jealousy, and a desire to steal his life. Commissioner Bärlach knows this, and is determined to use this knowledge to his own ends.
The book follows Tschanz's efforts to frame someone else for his crime, while Bärlach seeks to use Tschanz to deliver justice on his old nemesis, Gastmann, whom he's spent 40 years trying to for his various crimes. With less than a year to live, Bärlach decides that the only thing he can do is to use Tschanz to frame Gastmann for Schmied's murder.
!! ''The Judge and his Hangman'' contains examples of:
* BilingualBackfire: Any of the French-speakers trying and failing to speak German. It's comprehensible, but they've apparently never heard of conjugated verbs.
* BilingualBonus: The fact that Tschanz killed Schmied isn't explicitly stated right away, but if you happen to know English, then it is hinted at, as it is said that he was killed by "Zufall" (Chance).
* DubNameChange: The English version of the film is called "End of the Road".
* LostInTranslation: The aforementioned Billingual Bonus becomes somewhat more obvious in the English translation.
* ManipulativeBastard: One possible interpretation of Bärlach.
* MaleFrontalNudity: Tschanz gets a brief few seconds of it in TheMovie.
* ModestyBedsheet: Tschanz gets one in the film, in the form of some clothes he's holding to his groin. At least until he gets up and throws them away.
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->"Es war nur Zufall. (It was just chance.)"
Der Richter und sein Henker (The Judge and his Hangman/Executioner) is a 1950 novel by Swiss author Friedrich Dürrenmatt. It sees the Swiss police force investigating the murder of Schmied, one of their officers. Unbeknownst to the police force however, the crime was committed by one of their own, Detective Tschanz, who murdered him out of jealousy, and a desire to steal his life. Commissioner Bärlach knows this, and is determined to use this knowledge to his own ends.
The book follows Tschanz's efforts to frame someone else for his crime, while Bärlach seeks to use Tschanz to deliver justice on his old nemesis, Gastmann, whom he's spent 40 years trying to for his various crimes. With less than a year to live, Bärlach decides that the only thing he can do is to use Tschanz to frame Gastmann for Schmied's murder.
!! ''The Judge and his Hangman'' contains examples of:
* BilingualBackfire: Any of the French-speakers trying and failing to speak German. It's comprehensible, but they've apparently never heard of conjugated verbs.
* BilingualBonus: The fact that Tschanz killed Schmied isn't explicitly stated right away, but if you happen to know English, then it is hinted at, as it is said that he was killed by "Zufall" (Chance).
* DubNameChange: The English version of the film is called "End of the Road".
* LostInTranslation: The aforementioned Billingual Bonus becomes somewhat more obvious in the English translation.
* ManipulativeBastard: One possible interpretation of Bärlach.
* MaleFrontalNudity: Tschanz gets a brief few seconds of it in TheMovie.
* ModestyBedsheet: Tschanz gets one in the film, in the form of some clothes he's holding to his groin. At least until he gets up and throws them away.
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