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Only the Truth
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Only the Truth

1975-08-22 · 93 min · ★ 7.0

Drama · Crime

A woman, Ilse Brehmer, finds the body of a dead man, a journalist. He has been murdered, and later when the body turns up in the harbor, the woman denies everything, even though witnesses has seen her nearby the crime scene. She simply can’t remember anything, but the detective on the case, Mørck, knows how to smell a lie and soon start to unravel this bloody mess.

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Directors
Henning Ørnbak
Production companies
Crone Film Produktion
Countries
Denmark
Status
Released

Top Cast

Frits HelmuthFrits HelmuthMørck
Morten GrunwaldMorten GrunwaldEjnarsen
Ghita NørbyGhita NørbyIlse Brehmer
Bent MejdingBent MejdingJørgen Brehmer
Preben NeergaardPreben NeergaardArntoft
Eik KochAndersen
Johnny RosenvoldAndersen's Wife
Karen LykkehusKaren LykkehusCleaning Lady
Gerda GilboeGerda GilboeBrehmer's Secretary
Else HøjgaardElse Højgaard
Finn NielsenFinn Nielsen
Åge Dylander
Torben HundahlTorben Hundahl
Lone LindorffLone Lindorff
Mogens Brix-PedersenMogens Brix-Pedersen
Flemming DyjakFlemming Dyjak
Jørgen BeckJørgen Beck
Ole ErnstOle Ernst
Eddie Karnil
Tove ErrboeTove Errboe

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