Plot Summary
In the mid-1950s, mayor Zwischenzahl is killed on the day of his inauguration in a West German town. The killer is Ruth Bodenheim, a Jewish woman, who wanted to avenge the death of her parents. Zwischenzahl, a former SA member, was apparently involved in the deportation of her parents to a concentration camp during the war. Ruth cannot bear the horrible events and the death of her parents and wants to open the eyes of the town′s residents.
Movie Details
- Original Title
- Chronik eines Mordes
- Status
- released
- Original Language
- de
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Cast
Angelica Domröse
Ruth Bodenheim
Ulrich Thein
Dr. Martin
Jiří Vršťala
Dr. Hoffmann
Bohumil Šmída
Dr. Schäure
Siegfried Weiß
Dr. Rotholz
Martin Flörchinger
Zwischenzahl
Willi Schwabe
Lion
Hans Klering
Direktor
Antje Ruge
Esther
Arno Wyzniewski
David
Monika Lennartz
Johanna
Stefan Lisewski
Steve
Helmut Schreiber
Kapitän Lieban
Norbert Petznick
Klein David
Gisela Graupner
Wärterin
Helmut Bruchhausen
Werner Schulz-Wittan
Horst Quednow
Fredy Barten
Anna-Maria Horn
Production Companies
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
