It Happened in Broad Daylight

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It Happened in Broad Daylight

1958

1h 40m

7.4(144 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

Acting

Sigfrit Steiner

Det. Feller

Acting

Siegfried Lowitz

Lt. Heinzi

Acting

Michel Simon

Jacquier

Acting

Heinrich Gretler

Polizeikommandant

Acting

Gert Fröbe

Schrott

Acting

Berta Drews

Frau Schrott

Acting

Ewald Balser

Prof. Manz

Acting

María Rosa Salgado

Frau Heller

Acting

Anita von Ow

Annemarie Heller

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Acting

Barbara Haller

Ursula Fehlmann

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Acting

Emil Hegetschweiler

Gemeindepräsident

Acting

Rene Magron

o.A,

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Max Werner Lenz

o.A.

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Acting

Hans Gaugler

Herr Moser

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Ettore Cella

Tankstellenbesitzer

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Acting

Margrit Winter

Frau Moser

Acting

Traute Carlsen

o.A.

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Anneliese Betschart

Lehrerin

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Max Haufler

Unknown Role

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