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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1958-06-09
Languagede
Runtime1h 40m
Production

Praesens-Film, Chamartín, CCC Filmkunst

7.4(156)
•1958•1h 40m

It Happened in Broad Daylight

CrimeThriller

Overview

The search for a child murderer drags a once-respected detective into an all-consuming obsession.

Writing & Screenplay
Hans JacobyLadislao Vajda
Cinematography
Heinrich Gärtner

Principal Cast

20 credited
Heinz Rühmann
Heinz RühmannOberleutnant Matthäi
Sigfrit Steiner
Sigfrit SteinerDet. Feller
Siegfried Lowitz
Siegfried LowitzLt. Heinzi
Michel Simon
Michel SimonJacquier
Heinrich Gretler
Heinrich GretlerPolizeikommandant
Gert Fröbe
Gert FröbeSchrott
Berta Drews
Berta DrewsFrau Schrott
Ewald Balser
Ewald BalserProf. Manz
María Rosa Salgado
María Rosa SalgadoFrau Heller
Av
Anita von OwAnnemarie Heller

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