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It Happened in Broad Daylight (1958)

Jun 09, 1958 Crime, Thriller 1h 40m
74%
User Score
7.8/10

Overview

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

Hans Jacoby
Screenplay
Ladislao Vajda
Screenplay
Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Writer

Top Billed Cast

Heinz Rühmann
Heinz Rühmann

Oberleutnant Matthäi
Sigfrit Steiner
Sigfrit Steiner

Det. Feller
Siegfried Lowitz
Siegfried Lowitz

Lt. Heinzi
Michel Simon
Michel Simon

Jacquier
Heinrich Gretler
Heinrich Gretler

Polizeikommandant
Gert Fröbe
Gert Fröbe

Schrott
Berta Drews
Berta Drews

Frau Schrott
Ewald Balser
Ewald Balser

Prof. Manz
María Rosa Salgado
María Rosa Salgado

Frau Heller

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A review by John Chard
Written on November 30, 2014

There Are Such Monsters In The World.

Es geschan am hellichten Tag (It Happened in Broad Daylight) is directed by Ladislao Vajda and collectively written by Vajda, Hans Jacoby and Friedrich Durrenmatt, from the Novel The Promise. It stars Heinz Ruhmann, Sigfrit Steiner, Siegfried Lowitz, Michel Simon and Gert Frobe. Music is by Bruno Canfora and cinematography is by Ernst Bolliger and Heinrich Gartner.

When a child is found murdered in the woods, Oberleutnant Matthai (Ruhmann) promises the child’s parents he will find the killer. It’s a promise that weighs heavy on him, causing him to go outside of his rational thinking to hopefully lure the killer into a trap.

The source material has proved ripe for picking as regards film adaptations, latterly with a big Hollywood productio...

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