Crime ·Thriller · Germany · 1958 · 1h 40m

It Happened in Broad Daylight

Es geschah am hellichten Tag

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Director
Ladislao Vajda
Cast
Heinz Rühmann as Oberleutnant Matthäi Sigfrit Steiner as Det. Feller Siegfried Lowitz as Lt. Heinzi Michel Simon as Jacquier Heinrich Gretler as Polizeikommandant Gert Fröbe as Schrott
Crew
Heinrich Gärtner — Director of Photography Ernst Bolliger — Director of Photography Julio Peña — Editor Hermann Haller — Editor Bruno Canfora — Original Music Composer Hans Jacoby — Screenplay
Synopsis

The search for a child murderer drags a once-respected detective into an all-consuming obsession.

Mood & Themes
zurichdetective inspectorchild murdersuspicion of murdercultmurderpsychiatrist
Key Collaborators
Ladislao Vajda Director Heinrich Gärtner Director of Photography Ernst Bolliger Director of Photography Julio Peña Editor Hermann Haller Editor Bruno Canfora Original Music Composer Hans Jacoby Screenplay Ladislao Vajda Screenplay Friedrich Dürrenmatt Writer Lazar Wechsler Producer Artur Brauner Producer Max Röthlisberger Production Design
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