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The Story of a Murder

1965 • 1h35m Drama

Rating

6.0/10

Popularity

2

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.

Details

Director

Joachim Hasler

Screenplay

Angel Vagenshtain

Cast

Angelica Domröse

Ulrich Thein

Jiří Vršťala

Release date

2/25/1965

Status

Released

Origin country

DE

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1