Chronicle of a Murder

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Chronicle of a Murder (1965)

Directed by Joachim Hasler

Drama · 1h 35m

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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Cast

Angelica Domröse Ruth Bodenheim Ulrich Thein Dr. Martin Jiří Vršťala Dr. Hoffmann Bohumil Šmída Dr. Schäure
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Siegfried Weiß Dr. Rotholz Martin Flörchinger Zwischenzahl Willi Schwabe Lion Hans Klering Direktor Antje Ruge Esther Arno Wyzniewski David Monika Lennartz Johanna Stefan Lisewski Steve

Crew

Director
Joachim Hasler
Screenplay
Angel Vagenshtain
Novel
Leonhard Frank
Director of Photography
Joachim Hasler
Original Music Composer
Gerd Natschinski
Editor
Hildegard Tegener

Details

Original title
Chronik eines Mordes
Release date
1965-02-25
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Drama
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
German
Countries
East Germany
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme