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It Happened in Broad Daylight
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It Happened in Broad Daylight

1958-06-09 · 100 min · ★ 7.4

Crime · Thriller

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

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Directors
Ladislao Vajda
Production companies
Praesens-Film, Chamartín, CCC Filmkunst
Countries
Germany, Spain, Switzerland
Status
Released

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Heinz RühmannHeinz RühmannOberleutnant Matthäi
Sigfrit SteinerSigfrit SteinerDet. Feller
Siegfried LowitzSiegfried LowitzLt. Heinzi
Michel SimonMichel SimonJacquier
Heinrich GretlerHeinrich GretlerPolizeikommandant
Gert FröbeGert FröbeSchrott
Berta DrewsBerta DrewsFrau Schrott
Ewald BalserEwald BalserProf. Manz
María Rosa SalgadoMaría Rosa SalgadoFrau Heller
Anita von OwAnnemarie Heller
Barbara HallerUrsula Fehlmann
Emil HegetschweilerEmil HegetschweilerGemeindepräsident
Rene Magrono.A,
Max Werner Lenzo.A.
Hans GauglerHerr Moser
Ettore CellaEttore CellaTankstellenbesitzer
Margrit WinterMargrit WinterFrau Moser
Traute Carlseno.A.
Anneliese BetschartLehrerin
Max HauflerMax Haufler

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