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
Alfred Tolle
Set Designer
Luise Schmidt
Costume Design
Hildegard Tegener
Editor
Herbert Kroiss
Still Photographer
Gerd Natschinski
Original Music Composer
Leonhard Frank
Novel