The Story of a Murder (1965)
Overview
In the mid-1950s, mayor Zwischenzahl is killed on the day of his inauguration in a West German town. The killer is Ruth Bodenheim, a Jewish woman, who wanted to avenge the death of her parents. Zwischenzahl, a former SA member, was apparently involved in the deportation of her parents to a concentration camp during the war. Ruth cannot bear the horrible events and the death of her parents and wants to open the eyes of the town′s residents.
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| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | de |
| Popularity | 0.349 |
Directed By
Joachim Hasler
Crew
Joachim Hasler
Angel Vagenshtain
Walter Janka
Joachim Hasler
Alfred Tolle
Luise Schmidt
Hildegard Tegener
Herbert Kroiss
Gerd Natschinski
Leonhard Frank
TOP CAST
Angelica Domröse
Ruth Bodenheim
Ulrich Thein
Dr. Martin
Jiří Vršťala
Dr. Hoffmann
Martin Flörchinger
Zwischenzahl
Antje Ruge
Esther
Willi Schwabe
Lion
Monika Lennartz
Johanna
Arno Wyzniewski
David
Stefan Lisewski
Steve
Gisela Graupner
Wärterin
Hans Klering
Direktor
Norbert Petznick
Klein David
Helmut Schreiber
Kapitän Lieban
Siegfried Weiß
Dr. Rotholz
Bohumil Šmída
Dr. Schäure
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