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The Story of a Murder

The Story of a Murder

Genres

Drama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

25 February 1965

Country

East Germany

Cast

Angelica Domröse

Angelica Domröse

Ruth Bodenheim

Ulrich Thein

Ulrich Thein

Dr. Martin

Jiří Vršťala

Jiří Vršťala

Dr. Hoffmann

Martin Flörchinger

Martin Flörchinger

Zwischenzahl

Antje Ruge

Antje Ruge

Esther

Willi Schwabe

Willi Schwabe

Lion

Monika Lennartz

Monika Lennartz

Johanna

Arno Wyzniewski

Arno Wyzniewski

David

Stefan Lisewski

Stefan Lisewski

Steve

Gisela Graupner

Gisela Graupner

Wärterin

Hans Klering

Hans Klering

Direktor

Norbert Petznick

Norbert Petznick

Klein David

Helmut Schreiber

Helmut Schreiber

Kapitän Lieban

Siegfried Weiß

Siegfried Weiß

Dr. Rotholz

Bohumil Šmída

Bohumil Šmída

Dr. Schäure

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