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Herbert Lichtenfeld (16 June 1927 in
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– 11 December 2001 in
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) was one of the most successful television
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s in
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. He wrote over 300 film scripts. Many of his scripts were successful in Germany.


Life

After graduating in Leipzig, Lichtenfeld moved into the Federal Republic, and there worked as a reporter on several newspapers. In the 1960s he became the television correspondent for
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magazine. At this time he started to write
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s and books. From 1968 he worked full-time as a
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. His first
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''Deutschlandreise'' (German Journey) (1970, co-production between NDR and
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) was awarded with the
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. Together they developed a series about police detective Finke (
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) for the TV series ''
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''. These achieved ratings of over seventy per cent. The high point of this series was ''
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'' (1974) with
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and Christian Quadflieg, about a relationship between a teacher and a pupil. While Wolfgang Petersen moved to the cinema and today works successfully in Hollywood, Lichtenfeld remained a writer for television. Besides writing further ''Tatort'' scripts he wrote for other crime film series such as '' The Old Fox''. Also outside of the crime film genre he wrote numerous books, radio plays, television films and television series. Lichtenfeld's film scripts were always complex, with very precise dialogue, often not without a shot of irony.


''The Black Forest Clinic''

Lichtenfeld's greatest success was ''
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'' (''Die Schwarzwaldklinik''). Lichtenfeld is often called the inventor of ''The Black Forest Clinic''. But the idea to create a series in a hospital in the Black Forest was conceived by producer Wolfgang Rademann, who gave the screenplay writing job to Lichtenfeld. The series, featuring the white-coated Professor Brinkmann, attracted audiences of 25 million. Lichtenfeld wrote all the scripts for ''The Black Forest Clinic'', as well as his own series ''
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'', centring on physician Dr. Matthiesen in the fictitious small town of Deekelsen in
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. Lichtenfeld wrote all the episodes until 1997. In the early 1990s Lichtfeld was one of the most sought after screenwriters on German television. Among other series he wrote ''
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'', and ''
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'' (1990), ''Unsere Hagenbecks'' (1991), '' Immer wieder Sonntag'' (1993-1995), ''
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'' (1995), and several successful television films. Lichtenfeld's final film, ''Jugendsünde'' (Youth Sin) appeared in 2000.


Selected filmography

*' ( ''Die Deutschlandreise'', dir. Sølve Kern, 1970, TV film) *''
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: '' (dir.
Wolfgang Petersen Wolfgang Petersen (14 March 1941 – 12 August 2022) was a German film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was nominated for two Academy Awards for the World War II submarine warfare film '' Das Boot'' (1981). His other films include '' The ...
, 1971, TV series episode) *''
Tatort ''Tatort'' ("Crime scene") is a German language police procedural television series that has been running continuously since 1970 with some 30 feature-length episodes per year, which makes it the longest-running German TV drama. Developed b ...
: '' (dir.
Wolfgang Petersen Wolfgang Petersen (14 March 1941 – 12 August 2022) was a German film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was nominated for two Academy Awards for the World War II submarine warfare film '' Das Boot'' (1981). His other films include '' The ...
, 1972, TV series episode) *''
Tatort ''Tatort'' ("Crime scene") is a German language police procedural television series that has been running continuously since 1970 with some 30 feature-length episodes per year, which makes it the longest-running German TV drama. Developed b ...
: '' (dir.
Wolfgang Petersen Wolfgang Petersen (14 March 1941 – 12 August 2022) was a German film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was nominated for two Academy Awards for the World War II submarine warfare film '' Das Boot'' (1981). His other films include '' The ...
, 1973, TV series episode) *''
Tatort ''Tatort'' ("Crime scene") is a German language police procedural television series that has been running continuously since 1970 with some 30 feature-length episodes per year, which makes it the longest-running German TV drama. Developed b ...
: '' (dir.
Wolfgang Petersen Wolfgang Petersen (14 March 1941 – 12 August 2022) was a German film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was nominated for two Academy Awards for the World War II submarine warfare film '' Das Boot'' (1981). His other films include '' The ...
, 1974, TV series episode) *''
Tatort ''Tatort'' ("Crime scene") is a German language police procedural television series that has been running continuously since 1970 with some 30 feature-length episodes per year, which makes it the longest-running German TV drama. Developed b ...
: Eine todsichere Sache'' (dir. Thomas Fantl, 1974, TV series episode) *''
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: '' (dir.
Fritz Umgelter Fritz Umgelter (18 August 1922 – 9 May 1981) was a German television director, television writer, and film director. Umgelter worked mainly in television as both a writer and director. He received directing credit for 68 TV films or series, a ...
, 1975, TV series episode) *''
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: Tod eines Einbrechers'' (dir.
Rolf von Sydow Rolf von Sydow (18 June 1924 – 16 June 2019) was a German film director and author. Life Von Sydow worked as a film director in Germany. He married on three occasions. As an author, Sydow wrote several books and audible books. Works by Syd ...
, 1975, TV series episode) *''
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: '' (dir.
Wolfgang Petersen Wolfgang Petersen (14 March 1941 – 12 August 2022) was a German film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was nominated for two Academy Awards for the World War II submarine warfare film '' Das Boot'' (1981). His other films include '' The ...
, 1975, TV series episode) *''
Tatort ''Tatort'' ("Crime scene") is a German language police procedural television series that has been running continuously since 1970 with some 30 feature-length episodes per year, which makes it the longest-running German TV drama. Developed b ...
: '' (dir.
Fritz Umgelter Fritz Umgelter (18 August 1922 – 9 May 1981) was a German television director, television writer, and film director. Umgelter worked mainly in television as both a writer and director. He received directing credit for 68 TV films or series, a ...
, 1976, TV series episode) * (dir. Wolfgang Becker, 1976, TV series episode) * (dir.
Wolfgang Petersen Wolfgang Petersen (14 March 1941 – 12 August 2022) was a German film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was nominated for two Academy Awards for the World War II submarine warfare film '' Das Boot'' (1981). His other films include '' The ...
, 1977, TV series episode) *''
Tatort ''Tatort'' ("Crime scene") is a German language police procedural television series that has been running continuously since 1970 with some 30 feature-length episodes per year, which makes it the longest-running German TV drama. Developed b ...
: Spätlese'' (dir. Wolfgang Staudte, 1977, TV series episode) *'' The Old Fox: Lohngeld'' (dir. Dietrich Haugk, 1977, TV series episode) *'' The Old Fox: Nachtmusik'' (dir.
Helmut Ashley Helmut Ashley or Helmuth Ashley (17 September 1919 – 2 July 2021) was an Austrian cinematographer, television and film director. Ashley turned 100 in September 2019 and died in Munich in July 2021, at the age of 101. Selected filmography Fi ...
, 1978, TV series episode) *''
Tatort ''Tatort'' ("Crime scene") is a German language police procedural television series that has been running continuously since 1970 with some 30 feature-length episodes per year, which makes it the longest-running German TV drama. Developed b ...
: Lockruf'' (dir. Wolfgang Becker, 1978, TV series episode) *''
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: '' (dir. , 1978, TV series episode) *''
Tatort ''Tatort'' ("Crime scene") is a German language police procedural television series that has been running continuously since 1970 with some 30 feature-length episodes per year, which makes it the longest-running German TV drama. Developed b ...
: Schweigegeld'' (dir. , 1979, TV series episode) *''
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: Streifschuß'' (dir. , 1980, TV series episode) *''
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: Beweisaufnahme'' (dir.
Peter Keglevic Peter Keglevic (born 1950) is an Austrian film director and screenwriter. He has directed 30 films since 1976. His film ''Bella Donna (1983 film), Bella Donna'' was screened at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival. Selected filmography * ''Tatort: Be ...
, 1981, TV series episode) *''Die Stunde des Löwen'' (dir. , 1982, TV film) *''
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: Kindergeld'' (dir. , 1982, TV series episode) *''
Tatort ''Tatort'' ("Crime scene") is a German language police procedural television series that has been running continuously since 1970 with some 30 feature-length episodes per year, which makes it the longest-running German TV drama. Developed b ...
: Geburtstagsgrüße'' (dir.
Georg Tressler Georg Tressler (January 25, 1917 – January 6, 2007) was a Vienna-born German film actor and film director. Also known as George Tressler, Hans Tressler, Hans Dressler, Hans Georg Keil and Hans Sternbeck (per IMDb). The son of actor Otto T ...
, 1984, TV series episode) *''
The Black Forest Clinic ''The Black Forest Clinic'' (german: Die Schwarzwaldklinik, ) is a German medical drama television series that was produced by and filmed in West Germany. The series was produced between 1984 and 1988 with the original airing being from October 2 ...
'' (1985–1989, TV series, 70 episodes) *''Mord im Spiel'' (dir. , 1985, TV film) *''
Der Landarzt ''Der Landarzt'' is a German television series that aired for 22 seasons from 1987 to 2013. During early seasons, the show revolves around country doctor Dr. Karsten Matthiesen who runs a practice in his Northern German hometown of Deekelsen wi ...
'' (1987–1996, TV series, 91 episodes) *''In guten Händen'' (dir.
Rolf von Sydow Rolf von Sydow (18 June 1924 – 16 June 2019) was a German film director and author. Life Von Sydow worked as a film director in Germany. He married on three occasions. As an author, Sydow wrote several books and audible books. Works by Syd ...
, 1988, TV film) *''
Hotel Paradies Hotel Paradies was a sitcom that aired on ZDF with a total of 27 episodes. It aired twice a week from January 16, 1990, to April 12, 1990, on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:50 PM. The show was written by Herbert Lichtenfeld. From episodes 1 to 12, ...
'' (1990, TV series, 27 episodes) *''Marx & Coca-Cola'' (dir. , 1991, TV film) *''Die Bank ist nicht geschädigt'' (dir. , 1991, TV film) *''Im Teufelskreis'' (dir. , 1993, TV film) *''Jugendsünde'' (dir. , 2000, TV film)


External links

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