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It Happened in Broad Daylight (1958)
Es geschah am hellichten Tag (original title)

90 min  -  Crime | Thriller | Drama  -   9 June 1958 (West Germany)
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Several young girls were killed. Policeman Matthaei travels to the region where it happened and searches a child that looks similar to the ones that were murdered... See full summary »

Director:

Ladislao Vajda

Writers:

Friedrich Dürrenmatt (screenplay), Friedrich Dürrenmatt (story), and 2 more credits »

Stars:

Heinz Rühmann, Sigfrit Steiner and Siegfried Lowitz
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Heinz Rühmann Heinz Rühmann ...
Sigfrit Steiner Sigfrit Steiner ...
Det. Feller
Siegfried Lowitz Siegfried Lowitz ...
Lt. Heinzi
Michel Simon ...
Jacquier
Heinrich Gretler Heinrich Gretler ...
Polizeikommandant
Gert Fröbe ...
Berta Drews Berta Drews ...
Frau Schrott
Ewald Balser Ewald Balser ...
Professor Manz
Roger Livesey Roger Livesey ...
Professor Manz (voice: English version)
María Rosa Salgado María Rosa Salgado ...
Frau Heller
Anita von Ow Anita von Ow ...
Annemarie Heller
Barbara Haller Barbara Haller ...
Ursula Fehlmann
Emil Hegetschweiler Emil Hegetschweiler ...
Gemeindepräsident
Rene Magron Rene Magron ...
Polizeibeamter Weber
Max Werner Lenz Max Werner Lenz
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Storyline

Several young girls were killed. Policeman Matthaei travels to the region where it happened and searches a child that looks similar to the ones that were murdered. He finds one and stays with her and her mother, not telling them that he is waiting for the killer to start his bloody work one more time ... Written by Wolfgang Klimt <wolfii@leo.org>  

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Investigation | Psychopath | Child Murder Investigation | Evidence | Suicide  | See more »

Genres:

Crime | Thriller | Drama

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Details

Country:

West Germany | Switzerland | Spain

Language:

German | Italian (only a few words)

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Ça s'est passé en plein jour See more »

Filming Locations:

CCC-Atelier, Berlin, Germany See more »

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 11,578 (Spain)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Praesens-Film, Central Cinema Company Film (CCC), Chamartín Producciones y Distribuciones See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Spain:  | Switzerland:  | West Germany: (Berlin International Film Festival)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Ewald Balser plays Professor Manz in the German language version, but Roger Livesey plays Professor Manz in the English language version. See more »

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Featured in Die tödliche Maria (1993) See more »