Chronicle of a Murder
Chronicle of a Murder

Chronicle of a Murder

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1965
1h 35m
6.0(1 votes)
Drama

Overview

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.

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24 members
Acting

Angelica Domröse

Ruth Bodenheim

Angelica Domröse
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Ulrich Thein

Dr. Martin

Ulrich Thein
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Jiří Vršťala

Dr. Hoffmann

Jiří Vršťala
Production

Bohumil Šmída

Dr. Schäure

Bohumil Šmída
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Siegfried Weiß

Dr. Rotholz

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Martin Flörchinger

Zwischenzahl

Martin Flörchinger
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Willi Schwabe

Lion

Willi Schwabe
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Hans Klering

Direktor

Hans Klering
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Antje Ruge

Esther

Antje Ruge
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Arno Wyzniewski

David

Arno Wyzniewski
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Monika Lennartz

Johanna

Monika Lennartz
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Stefan Lisewski

Steve

Stefan Lisewski
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Helmut Schreiber

Kapitän Lieban

Helmut Schreiber
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Norbert Petznick

Klein David

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Gisela Graupner

Wärterin

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Helmut Bruchhausen

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Werner Schulz-Wittan

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Horst Quednow

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Fredy Barten

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Anna-Maria Horn

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Gertrud Brendler

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Gertrud Brendler
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Agnes Kraus

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Agnes Kraus
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Friedrich Teitge

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Elke Rieckhoff

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