It Happened in Broad Daylight
7.7
The search for a child murderer drags a once-respected detective into an all-consuming obsession.
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Cast
20 people
Heinz Rühmann
Oberleutnant Matthäi
Known for
The Punch Bowl
The Captain from Kopenick
Sigfrit Steiner
Det. Feller
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Le Comte de Monte-Cristo
Buddenbrooks
Siegfried Lowitz
Lt. Heinzi
Known for
The Mysterious Magician
The Captain from Kopenick
Michel Simon
Jacquier
Known for
L'Atalante
Port of Shadows
Heinrich Gretler
Polizeikommandant
Known for
People on Sunday
The Cow and I
Gert Fröbe
Schrott
Known for
Goldfinger
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Berta Drews
Frau Schrott
Known for
The Tin Drum
Ewald Balser
Prof. Manz
Also in
Rembrandt
Detours to Happiness
María Rosa Salgado
Frau Heller
Also in
El inquilino
To an Unknown God
Anita von Ow
Annemarie Heller
Also in
Wir haben lange geschwiegen
Barbara Haller
Ursula Fehlmann
Emil Hegetschweiler
Gemeindepräsident
Also in
Café Odeon
The Zürrer Bakery
Ladislao Vajda Director · Hans Jacoby Screenplay Friedrich Dürrenmatt Writer
First release June 9, 1958 · Produced in Germany, Spain, Switzerland · Production Chamartín, CCC Filmkunst
Production
Praesens-Film
Production
Chamartín
Production
CCC Filmkunst
Production
Central Cinema Company Film (CCC)
Production
Chamartín Producciones y Distribuciones
Production
Germany · Spain · Switzerland
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Es geschah am hellichten Tag
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · June 9, 1958
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
June 17, 1959 · Theatrical
Spain
February 12, 1959 · Theatrical
Switzerland
July 11, 1958 · Theatrical
November 24, 2022 · Digital · filmo.ch (digitally restored version)
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