Das Kriminalmuseum (1963)

Crime · Drama

Das Kriminalmuseum was a German television series. It ran from 1963 to 1970 on ZDF and was one of its first programs. Each episode began with a tracking shot through an unspecified crime museum, stopping at one of the displays, whose story was then told. Each episode was between 60 and 75 minutes long and featured different actors as the criminal commissioner. The best known was Erik Ode, who in 1969 moved to Der Kommissar, appearing in 97 episodes. The theme music of the series was written by German composer Martin Böttcher, who also composed the complete scores for five episodes.

IMDb rating: 8.6 (79 votes)
Seasons: 6
Language: DE
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 6 seasons indexed

Cast

Reinhard Glemnitz Erzähler

Seasons

Season 1 (1963)

7.53 avg 6 episodes 8.1 → 7.8 61 min avg

u-shaped

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Fünf Fotos	8.1	19
2	Die Frau im Nerz	7.6	16
3	Nur ein Schuh	7.3	19
4	Die Fotokopie	7.2	16
5	Die Nadel	7.2	15
6	Zahlen-Code N	7.8	16

Season 2 (1964)

7.21 avg 7 episodes 7.3 → 6.9 63 min avg

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Der stumme Kronzeuge	7.3	14
2	Der Füllfederhalter	7.8	13
3	Gesucht: Reisebegleiter	6.7	16
4	Akte Dr. W.	7.2	14
5	Der Fahrplan	7.2	15
6	Der Schlüssel	7.4	17
7	Tödliches Schach	6.9	16

Season 3 (1965)

7.33 avg 7 episodes 7.8 → 6.8 62 min avg

Front-loaded

Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Der Brief	7.8	14
2	Die Mütze	7.9	12
3	Der Ring	7.7	12
4	Das Feuerzeug	7.4	14
5	Die Ansichtskarte	6.6	12
6	Die Brille	7.1	13
7	Das Nummernschild	6.8	16

Season 4 (1965)

6.80 avg 3 episodes 7.0 → 7.0 72 min avg

u-shaped

Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Der Koffer	7.0	12
2	Das Etikett	6.4	16
3	Der Barockengel	7.0	12

Season 5 (1967)

7.07 avg 11 episodes 5.3 → 7.1 75 min avg

Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Das Amulett	5.3	15
2	Die Telefonnummer	7.6	13
3	Die Kiste	8.3	20
4	Die rote Maske	8.4	14
5	Die Reisetasche	7.5	13
6	Teerosen	6.5	14
7	Die Briefmarke	6.9	18
8	Die Kamera	7.0	13
9	Die Zündschnur	6.6	13
10	Kaliber 9	6.6	14
11	Das Kabel	7.1	12

Season 6 (1968)

7.08 avg 5 episodes 6.9 → 7.9 62 min avg

Big finale

Season 6 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Das Goldstück	6.9	15
2	Die Reifenspur	6.9	15
3	Die Postanweisung	7.0	16
4	Der Bohrer	6.7	12
5	Der Scheck	7.9	15

Das Kriminalmuseum (1963)

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