Constable Studer of the Bern cantonal police is stubborn and gnarled. Because of his nature, he has few friends. He has this in common with the murder victim: James Farny was known by everyone as "The Chinese". The man had traveled the world and now he has been found shot dead in the village cemetery: was it murder or did he kill himself? He had the gun in his hand. Studer doesn't believe it was suicide...
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Part of Wachtmeister Studer (Hans Heinz Moser) Filmreihe
3 films
Cast
19 people
Hans Heinz Moser
Wachtmeister Studer
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Confessions of Felix Krull
Ein Heim für Tiere
Klaus Steiger
Hungerlott
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The Boat Is Full
Tot oder lebendig
Silvia Jost
Huldi
Also in
Bonjour Switzerland
The Swissmakers
Guido Bachmann
Notar Münch
Also in
FRS - Das Kino der Nation
Erwin Kohlund
Dr. Buff
Also in
Gilberte de Courgenay
The Consequence
Suzanne Thommen
Fräulein Schaffroth
Also in
Justice
Propellerblume
Beat Sieber
Ludwig Farny
No other roles listed
Ettore Cella
Sack-Amherd
Known for
It Happened in Broad Daylight
Walter Ruch
Wottli
Also in
Late Bloomers
Embers
Hannes Dähler
Wirt Brönnimann
Mathias Gnädinger
Kaltenegger
Also in
Downfall
Leo Sonnyboy
Uli Eichenberger
Also in
Die 6 Kummer-Buben
Democrat Läppli
Kurt Gloor Director · Friedrich Glauser Author Franz Rath Cinematographer
First release January 26, 1979 · Produced in Germany, Switzerland · Production Schweizer Fernsehen für die deutsche und rätoromanische Schweiz (SF DRS)
Production
Bavaria-Filmkunst Verleih
Production
Schweizer Fernsehen für die deutsche und rätoromanische Schweiz (SF DRS)
Production
Germany · Switzerland
Produced in
Languages
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Switzerland · January 26, 1979
Limited theatrical · Solothurn Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
April 27, 1980 · TV
Switzerland
February 25, 1979 · TV
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