The Story of a Murder
Chronik eines Mordes
Release: 1965-02-25
·Runtime: 95m
·★ 6.0
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.
Production Countries
East Germany
Production Companies
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Cast
Ulrich Thein
as Dr. Martin
Martin Flörchinger
as Zwischenzahl
Angelica Domröse
as Ruth Bodenheim
Antje Ruge
as Esther
Monika Lennartz
as Johanna
Hans Klering
as Direktor
Bohumil Šmída
as Dr. Schäure
Stefan Lisewski
as Steve
Helmut Schreiber
as Kapitän Lieban
Jiří Vršťala
as Dr. Hoffmann
Willi Schwabe
as Lion
Arno Wyzniewski
as David
