It Happened in Broad Daylight

It Happened in Broad Daylight

1958•1h 40m•7.4/10

CrimeThriller

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.4/10(146)

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

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Production

Praesens-Film, Chamartín, CCC Filmkunst

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Heinz Rühmann

Heinz Rühmann

Oberleutnant Matthäi

Sigfrit Steiner

Sigfrit Steiner

Det. Feller

Siegfried Lowitz

Siegfried Lowitz

Lt. Heinzi

Michel Simon

Michel Simon

Jacquier

Heinrich Gretler

Heinrich Gretler

Polizeikommandant

Gert Fröbe

Gert Fröbe

Schrott

Berta Drews

Berta Drews

Frau Schrott

Ewald Balser

Ewald Balser

Prof. Manz

María Rosa Salgado

María Rosa Salgado

Frau Heller

Anita von Ow

Annemarie Heller

Barbara Haller

Ursula Fehlmann

Emil Hegetschweiler

Emil Hegetschweiler

Gemeindepräsident

Rene Magron

o.A,

Max Werner Lenz

o.A.

Hans Gaugler

Herr Moser

Ettore Cella

Tankstellenbesitzer

Margrit Winter

Margrit Winter

Frau Moser

Traute Carlsen

o.A.

Anneliese Betschart

Lehrerin

Max Haufler

Max Haufler

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