Drama ·Crime · East Germany · 1987 · 1h 16m

Interrogating the Witnesses

Vernehmung der Zeugen

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Director
Gunther Scholz
Cast
René Steinke as Max Klapproth Mario Gericke as Rainer Gebhard Anne Kasprik as Viola Christine Schorn as Beate Klapproth Franz Viehmann as Gunnar Strach Günter Junghans as Herr Gebhard
Crew
Claus Neumann — Director of Photography Christine Schöne — Editor Friedbert Wissmann — Original Music Composer Gunther Scholz — Writer Manfred Richter — Writer Inge Meyer — Story
Synopsis

A teenager is found murdered, and the examining doctor recognizes her son's knife. The film works its way back to reveal how this situation came about; a rare treatment of the taboo subject of youth criminality in Socialist society.

Key Collaborators
Gunther Scholz Director Claus Neumann Director of Photography Christine Schöne Editor Friedbert Wissmann Original Music Composer Gunther Scholz Writer Manfred Richter Writer Inge Meyer Story Harry Leupold Production Design Elke Hersmann Costume Design
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