
Sperling
1996-03-02 · 90 min / episode · Not rated
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- Dieter Pfaff
- Production companies
- ZDF
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Ended
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Dieter PfaffKommissar Hans Sperling
Anna BöttcherWaltraud Schütze
Benno FürmannKarsten Rohde
Petra KleinertVera Kowalski
Philipp MoogFalk HoffmannTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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