Chronicle of a Murder (1965)
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.
Director:
Joachim Hasler
Writer:
Angel Vagenshtain
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Angelica Domröse as Ruth Bodenheim |
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Ulrich Thein as Dr. Martin |
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Jiří Vršťala as Dr. Hoffmann |
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Bohumil Šmída as Dr. Schäure |
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Siegfried Weiß as Dr. Rotholz |
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Martin Flörchinger as Zwischenzahl |
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Willi Schwabe as Lion |
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Hans Klering as Direktor |
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Antje Ruge as Esther |
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Arno Wyzniewski as David |
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Monika Lennartz as Johanna |
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Stefan Lisewski as Steve |
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Helmut Schreiber as Kapitän Lieban |
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Norbert Petznick as Klein David |
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Gisela Graupner as Wärterin |
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Helmut Bruchhausen as |
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Werner Schulz-Wittan as |
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Horst Quednow as |
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Fredy Barten as |
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Anna-Maria Horn as |
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Gertrud Brendler as |
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Agnes Kraus as |
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Friedrich Teitge as |
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Elke Rieckhoff as |
| Directing | Joachim Hasler | Director |
| Writing | Angel Vagenshtain | Screenplay |
| Writing | Walter Janka | Creative Producer |
| Camera | Joachim Hasler | Director of Photography |
| Art | Alfred Tolle | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luise Schmidt | Costume Design |
| Editing | Hildegard Tegener | Editor |
| Camera | Herbert Kroiss | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Gerd Natschinski | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Leonhard Frank | Novel |