Chronicle of a Murder
Overview
Cast & Crew
Production House
The Plot
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.
Run Time
1h 35m
Genre
Drama
Release Date
25 Feb 1965
Country
East Germany
Language
German
Director & Producers
Joachim HaslerTop Billed Cast
Angelica Domröse
Ulrich Thein
Jiří Vršťala
Bohumil Šmída
Martin Flörchinger
Willi Schwabe
Hans Klering
Antje Ruge
Arno Wyzniewski
Monika Lennartz
Stefan Lisewski
Angel Vagenshtain