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Chronicle of a Murder
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Chronicle of a Murder

1965-02-25 · 95 min · ★ 7.0

Drama

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

Top Cast

Angelica DomröseAngelica DomröseRuth Bodenheim
Ulrich TheinUlrich TheinDr. Martin
Jiří VršťalaJiří VršťalaDr. Hoffmann
Bohumil ŠmídaBohumil ŠmídaDr. Schäure
Siegfried WeißDr. Rotholz
Martin FlörchingerMartin FlörchingerZwischenzahl
Willi SchwabeWilli SchwabeLion
Hans KleringHans KleringDirektor
Antje RugeAntje RugeEsther
Arno WyzniewskiArno WyzniewskiDavid
Monika LennartzMonika LennartzJohanna
Stefan LisewskiStefan LisewskiSteve
Helmut SchreiberHelmut SchreiberKapitän Lieban
Norbert PetznickKlein David
Gisela GraupnerWärterin
Helmut Bruchhausen
Werner Schulz-Wittan
Horst Quednow
Fredy Barten
Anna-Maria Horn

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