Madness Rules
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If any one man is responsible for the rejuvenation of the postwar Swiss film industry, that man was director Leopold Lindtberg. Matto Regiert (Madness Rules) was co-adapted for the screen by Lindtberg from a novel by Friedrich Glauser. Heinrich Gretler stars as Police Constable Studer, the hero of several of Glauser's most popular works. This time, Studer must solve the murder of the director of an insane asylum -- and it's not (surprise, surprise) the most likely suspect, manic-depressive patient Herbert Caplaun. For box-office purposes, Matto Regiert stresses a romantic subplot involving Caplaun and nurse Irma Wasem.
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Part of Wachtmeister Studer Filmreihe
2 films
Cast
33 people
Heinrich Gretler
Wachtmeister Studer
Known for
It Happened in Broad Daylight
People on Sunday
Heinz Woester
Dr. med. Ernst Laduner
Also in
William Tell
Die Gejagten
Leopold Lindtberg
Friedrich Glauser
Irene Naef
Margrit Laduner
Also in
Der Schuss von der Kanzel
Ferien vom Ich
Sigfrit Steiner
Kommissar
Known for
It Happened in Broad Daylight
Alfred Neumann
Friedrich Braun
Also in
Heidi
Marie-Louise
Otto Brefin
Also in
Freed Hands
Die See ruft
Gottlieb Büchi
Also in
Marie-Louise
Zarli Carigiet
Jules
Also in
Hinter den sieben Gleisen
A Roof Over Your Head
Fritz Delius
Also in
The Tower of Silence
His girlfriend Annette
Leopold Lindtberg Director · Friedrich Glauser Author
United States release May 6, 2017 · Produced in Switzerland · Languages French, German
Production
Praesens-Film
Production · Distribution
Praesens-Film AG
Production
Switzerland
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Matto regiert
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
French · German
Release dates
Switzerland · April 17, 1947
Premiere · Zürcher Rex-Kino
Switzerland · April 17, 1947
Theatrical
United States · May 6, 2017
Roxie Theatre, San Francisco
France
April 22, 1949 · Theatrical
Germany
August 22, 1952 · Theatrical
Italy
September 15, 1947 · Venice Film Festival
Mexico
March 29, 1950
Sweden
May 7, 1949
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