The Story of a Murder

95 mins
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.

Walter Janka

Creative Producer

Joachim Hasler

Director of Photography

Alfred Tolle

Set Designer

Luise Schmidt

Costume Design

Herbert Kroiss

Still Photographer

Gerd Natschinski

Original Music Composer

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