The Story of a Murder

02/25/1965

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1hr 35min

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Drama

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Angelica Domröse
  • Ulrich Thein
  • Jiří Vršťala
  • Martin Flörchinger
  • Antje Ruge

    Director

  • Joachim Hasler

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • DEFA

    Production Countries

  • East Germany

LANGUAGES

  • German