
Chronicle of a Murder
1965-02-25 · 95 min · ★ 7.0
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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- Directors
- Joachim Hasler
- Production companies
- DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
- Countries
- East Germany
- Status
- Released
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Angelica DomröseRuth Bodenheim
Ulrich TheinDr. Martin
Jiří VršťalaDr. Hoffmann
Bohumil ŠmídaDr. Schäure
Martin FlörchingerZwischenzahl
Willi SchwabeLion
Hans KleringDirektor
Antje RugeEsther
Arno WyzniewskiDavid
Monika LennartzJohanna
Stefan LisewskiSteve
Helmut SchreiberKapitän LiebanTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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