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        It Happened in Broad Daylight
        7.4
        (136 votes)

        It Happened in Broad Daylight

        1958
        Crime
        Thriller
        1 hr 40 min

        Overview

        The search for a child murderer drags a once-respected detective into an all-consuming obsession.

        Creators

        Director
        Ladislao Vajda
        Screenplay
        Hans Jacoby
        Writer
        Friedrich Dürrenmatt
        It Happened in Broad Daylight

        Cast

        Full Cast
        Heinz Rühmann
        Heinz Rühmann
        Oberleutnant Matthäi
        Sigfrit Steiner
        Sigfrit Steiner
        Det. Feller
        Siegfried Lowitz
        Siegfried Lowitz
        Lt. Heinzi
        Michel Simon
        Michel Simon
        Jacquier
        Heinrich Gretler
        Heinrich Gretler
        Polizeikommandant
        Gert Fröbe
        Gert Fröbe
        Schrott
        Berta Drews
        Berta Drews
        Frau Schrott
        Ewald Balser
        Ewald Balser
        Prof. Manz
        María Rosa Salgado
        María Rosa Salgado
        Frau Heller
        Anita von Ow
        Annemarie Heller
        Barbara Haller
        Ursula Fehlmann
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        Movie Details

        Status
        Released (09/06/1958)
        Original language
        German
        Original title
        Es geschah am hellichten Tag
        Countries
        Production companies
        zurich
        Detective inspector
        👼Child murder
        Suspicion of murder
        ⛧Cult
        🔪Murder
        👩🏻‍⚕️Psychiatrist
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