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It Happened in Broad Daylight( 1958)

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Overview

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

    Top Billed Cast

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      Heinz Rühmann

      Oberleutnant Matthäi

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      Sigfrit Steiner

      Det. Feller

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      Siegfried Lowitz

      Lt. Heinzi

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      Michel Simon

      Jacquier

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      Heinrich Gretler

      Polizeikommandant

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      Gert Fröbe

      Schrott

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      Berta Drews

      Frau Schrott

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      Ewald Balser

      Prof. Manz

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      María Rosa Salgado

      Frau Heller

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      Anita von Ow

      Annemarie Heller

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      Barbara Haller

      Ursula Fehlmann

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      Emil Hegetschweiler

      Gemeindepräsident

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      Rene Magron

      o.A,

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      Max Werner Lenz

      o.A.

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      Hans Gaugler

      Herr Moser

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      Ettore Cella

      Tankstellenbesitzer

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      Margrit Winter

      Frau Moser

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      Traute Carlsen

      o.A.

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      Anneliese Betschart

      Lehrerin

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      Max Haufler

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sun Nov 30 2014
    There Are Such Monsters In The World. Es geschan am hellichten Tag (It Happened in Broad Daylight) is directed by Ladislao Vajda and collectively written by Vajda, Hans Jacoby and Friedrich Durrenmatt, from the Novel The Promise. It stars Heinz Ruhmann, Sigfrit Steiner, Siegfried Lowitz, Michel Simon and Gert Frobe. Music is by Bruno Canfora and cinematography is by Ernst Bolliger and Heinrich Gartner. When a child is found murdered in the woods, Oberleutnant Matthai (Ruhmann) promises the child’s parents he will find the killer. It’s a promise that weighs heavy on him, causing him to go ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • zurich
    • detective inspector
    • child murder
    • suspicion of murder
    • cult
    • murder
    • psychiatrist