Plot Summary

A Saturday evening dance in the village pub is interrupted when the barn of local farmer Paul Gäbler catches on fire. The farmer himself is soon found – hanged. Sawmill owner Züllich claims that Gäbler committed suicide because he was forced to join an agricultural production cooperative, but others are convinced Gäbler was murdered. Officers Schneider and Anders must navigate their way through a complex maze of personal and political motivations in order to reconstruct the crime.

Movie Details

Original Title
Tanz am Sonnabend-Mord?
Status
released
Original Language
de

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Cast

Gerry Wolff as Oberleutnant Schneider

Gerry Wolff

Oberleutnant Schneider

Kurt Conradi as Leutnant Anders

Kurt Conradi

Leutnant Anders

Johannes Arpe as Paul Gäbler

Johannes Arpe

Paul Gäbler

Ruth Kommerell as Erna Gäbler, seine Frau

Ruth Kommerell

Erna Gäbler, seine Frau

Rudolf Ulrich as Fritz Gäbler, Pauls Bruder

Rudolf Ulrich

Fritz Gäbler, Pauls Bruder

Marianne Wünscher as Martha Demuth

Marianne Wünscher

Martha Demuth

Ingeborg Krabbe as Edith Kolbe

Ingeborg Krabbe

Edith Kolbe

Günter Schubert as Lothar

Günter Schubert

Lothar

Hans Lucke as

Hans Lucke

Albert Garbe as

Albert Garbe

Walfriede Schmitt as

Walfriede Schmitt

Hans Klering as

Hans Klering

Rolf Römer as

Rolf Römer

Manfred Borges as

Manfred Borges

Elfriede Florin as

Elfriede Florin

Sonja Hörbing as

Sonja Hörbing

Horst Lommatzsch as

Horst Lommatzsch

Gertrud Brendler as

Gertrud Brendler

Hans Finohr as Bruno Schönherr

Hans Finohr

Bruno Schönherr

Rudolf Fleck as

Rudolf Fleck

Production Companies

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme logoDEFA-Studio für Spielfilme