Oliver Maass
- Josef Gröbmayr: Oliver Maass
- Hans Clarin: Count Esteban
- Anja Schüte: Julia Maass
- Andreas Mannkopff: Marek
- Karl Lieffen: Eickelberg
- Horst Kummeth Welter
- Udo Thomer: Ludwig
- Nestor Garay: Renzo
- Rodolfo Lagana: Dino
- Bendetto Fanna: Frederico
- Thomas Gottschalk: Moderator
Oliver Maass, Subtitle: The game with the magic violin, is a German television series from 1985, which was produced by ZDF. The screenplay was written by Justus peacocks, directed by Gero Erhardt. As narrator acted, in addition to its role as a mortician Eickelberg, Karl Lieffen. Oliver Maass was one of the series of Christmas series of ZDF.
Action
The archaeologist Dr. Michael Maass is on the hunt for the treasure of King Theodoric, of Dietrich of Bern the saga. A hot trail leads him to the Mediterranean, to Italy. There he settled in a small fishing village, near which is the possession of the mysterious Count Stephen. At home in Germany plaguing Michael Maass worry; his wife recently passed away and his five year old son Oliver now lives with his grandmother Louise Maass, while his daughter Julia seems to go as a student in their own ways. Louise Maass is a somewhat peculiar person; it organizes, together with her friend, the undertaker Eickelberg, spiritual meetings and is very interested in esotericism.
Oliver, however, has not yet been overcome the loss of the deceased mother often visited her grave and writes in his diary letters to her. To her he had promised to learn to play the violin.
Unwittingly, he is so interesting for Count Stephen. This is looking for a man with a pure heart, carries love and grief in itself to this then to entrust a special violin.
It is the violin by Niccolò Paganini, the devil violinist. With it, you can, if you manage to compose an endless melody, see a day in the future.
Count Esteban Oliver familiar to the violin. It is possible the boy also to compose a corresponding melody.
But rather than use his newfound abilities for the benefit of mankind, Oliver questioned the violin after the results of the upcoming math test or the next lotto numbers, and helps a financially ruined man to win at the racetrack; However, the then suffers a heart attack and dies. Oliver also rescues a little girl who had run away, and can rescue his sister from the clutches of a ruthless criminals with the help of the violin. Even his father, he can help to find the treasure, but Michael Maass poisoned this is because Oliver did not ask the violin, his father what to expect exactly. All in all, directed the boy with the violin more harm than good.
Remarked the count, as well as Oliver's family and his friends, the subtle change of the boy who is always conceited and wants to play fate. All recognize that the violin must disappear in order to put an end to the nightmare. Both Michael Maass and Count Esteban try to destroy the violin, but they do not succeed.
Finally, Oliver Maass sees that the violin is not good for him and he must destroy.