It Happened in Broad Daylight

It Happened in Broad Daylight

It Happened in Broad Daylight

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It Happened in Broad Daylight

1958

1h 40m

7.4(145 votes)

Crime

Thriller

Overview

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

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Production Companies

Praesens-Film

CCC Filmkunst

Cast & Crew

20 members

Acting

Heinz Rühmann

Oberleutnant Matthäi

Heinz Rühmann

Acting

Sigfrit Steiner

Det. Feller

Sigfrit Steiner

Acting

Siegfried Lowitz

Lt. Heinzi

Siegfried Lowitz

Acting

Michel Simon

Jacquier

Michel Simon

Acting

Heinrich Gretler

Polizeikommandant

Heinrich Gretler

Acting

Gert Fröbe

Schrott

Gert Fröbe

Acting

Berta Drews

Frau Schrott

Berta Drews

Acting

Ewald Balser

Prof. Manz

Ewald Balser

Acting

María Rosa Salgado

Frau Heller

María Rosa Salgado

Acting

Anita von Ow

Annemarie Heller

No Image

Acting

Barbara Haller

Ursula Fehlmann

No Image

Acting

Emil Hegetschweiler

Gemeindepräsident

Emil Hegetschweiler

Acting

Rene Magron

o.A,

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Acting

Max Werner Lenz

o.A.

No Image

Acting

Hans Gaugler

Herr Moser

No Image

Acting

Ettore Cella

Tankstellenbesitzer

No Image

Acting

Margrit Winter

Frau Moser

Margrit Winter

Acting

Traute Carlsen

o.A.

No Image

Acting

Anneliese Betschart

Lehrerin

No Image

Acting

Max Haufler

Unknown Role

Max Haufler

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