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It Happened in Broad Daylight
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It Happened in Broad Daylight

1997-01-04 · 90 min · ★ 6.9

Drama · Crime

Several young girls were killed in a rural area. Thus Inspector Matthaei has to travel to the region where it happened and has to search for the killer. When all the people suspect a roamer to be the killer he gets lynched and everybody thinks that the crimes will stop now but not Matthaei who searches for a blond girl that looks just like the ones that were murdered. He finds one and stays with her and her mother, attracting the murderer with the girl trying to catch him this way.

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Production details

Directors
Nico Hofmann
Production companies
Sat.1, Constantin Film
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Joachim KrólJoachim KrólKommissar Matthäus
Barbara RudnikBarbara RudnikElisabeth
Axel MilbergAxel MilbergSchrott
Judith ThayenthalAnnemarie
Heino FerchHeino FerchBock
Hans-Werner MeyerHans-Werner MeyerSteiner
Arnd KlawitterArnd KlawitterHenze
Martin LüttgeMartin LüttgeHeld
Monika BaumgartnerMonika BaumgartnerMutter der ermordeten Hanne
Michael MendlMichael MendlBauer Moser
Monica BleibtreuMonica BleibtreuFrau Moser
Dieter MannDieter MannMärz
Udo ThomerUdo ThomerBauer Barz
Heinz-Josef BraunHeinz-Josef BraunDorfpolizist
Steffen SchroederSteffen SchroederJugendlicher
Ursula BuschhornUrsula BuschhornLehrerin
Wolfgang ThonWirt
Heribert Czerniak1. Jungbauer
Alexander HeldAlexander Held2. Jungbauer
Michael Z. HoffmannBauer

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