It Happened in Broad Daylight
5.6
Several young girls were killed in a rural area. Thus Inspector Matthaei has to travel to the region where it happened and has to search for the killer. When all the people suspect a roamer to be the killer he gets lynched and everybody thinks that the crimes will stop now but not Matthaei who searches for a blond girl that looks just like the ones that were murdered. He finds one and stays with her and her mother, attracting the murderer with the girl trying to catch him this way.
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Cast
26 people
Joachim Król
Kommissar Matthäus
Known for
Run Lola Run
The Postcard Killings
Barbara Rudnik
Elisabeth
Known for
Rabbit Without Ears
Come, Sweet Death
Axel Milberg
Schrott
Known for
Sebastian Fitzek's Therapy
Wetlands
Judith Thayenthal
Annemarie
No other roles listed
Heino Ferch
Bock
Known for
Downfall
Napoleon
Hans-Werner Meyer
Steiner
Known for
The Baader Meinhof Complex
Arnd Klawitter
Henze
Known for
Dark
The Nightmare
Martin Lüttge
Held
Known for
Scene of the Crime
Monika Baumgartner
Mutter der ermordeten Hanne
Known for
Go Trabi Go
Michael Mendl
Bauer Moser
Known for
Dark
Downfall
Monica Bleibtreu
Frau Moser
Known for
Four Minutes
Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls
Dieter Mann
März
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Downfall
Der letzte Zeuge
Nico Hofmann Director · Bernd Eichinger Screenplay Uwe Wilhelm Screenplay
First release January 4, 1997 · Produced in Germany · Production Constantin Film
Production
Sat.1
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Constantin Film
Production
Germany
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Original title
Es geschah am hellichten Tag
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · January 4, 1997
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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