It Happened in Broad Daylight

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It Happened in Broad Daylight

1958

1h 40m

7.4(148 votes)

Crime

Thriller

Overview

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

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20 members

Acting

Heinz Rühmann

Oberleutnant Matthäi

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Sigfrit Steiner

Det. Feller

Acting

Siegfried Lowitz

Lt. Heinzi

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Michel Simon

Jacquier

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Heinrich Gretler

Polizeikommandant

Acting

Gert Fröbe

Schrott

Acting

Berta Drews

Frau Schrott

Acting

Ewald Balser

Prof. Manz

Acting

María Rosa Salgado

Frau Heller

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Anita von Ow

Annemarie Heller

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Barbara Haller

Ursula Fehlmann

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Emil Hegetschweiler

Gemeindepräsident

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Rene Magron

o.A,

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Max Werner Lenz

o.A.

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Hans Gaugler

Herr Moser

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Ettore Cella

Tankstellenbesitzer

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Margrit Winter

Frau Moser

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Traute Carlsen

o.A.

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Anneliese Betschart

Lehrerin

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Max Haufler

Unknown Role

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