It Happened in Broad Daylight

Name: It Happened in Broad Daylight
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Released: 1958
Rating: 76
Cast: Heinz Rühmann, Sigfrit Steiner, Siegfried Lowitz, Michel Simon, Heinrich Gretler

1958·Movie

1h 40min

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76/100

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

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Genres: Psychological Thriller
Mood: DarkBroodingUnsettlingIntenseTense
Themes: Click below to reveal spoilers
The Human ConditionPursuit Of HappinessIsolationJustice Vs. Revenge
Plot: Click below to reveal spoilers
Uncovering Hidden IdentitiesIdentity CrisisSmall Town SecretsPsychological ManipulationMoral DilemmasSerial Killer PursuitInvestigative Dead EndsDetective's Obsession
Pacing: Slow BurnIntensifying
Narrative: Nonlinear NarrativeUnreliable Narrator
Dialog: Colloquial LanguagePhilosophical Discussions
Character Types: DetectiveMastermindEveryman
Time: 1950s
Place: Urban CityscapeSmall Town
Cinematic Style: Long TakesHandheld Camera WorkHigh Contrast LightingBlack And White Cinematography
Costume and Set: Urban SettingsPeriod-Accurate Costumes

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Crew

Directed by:

Ernst Bolliger, Heinrich Gärtner, Ladislao Vajda

Written by:

Friedrich Dürrenmatt

Produced by:

Lazar Wechsler, Artur Brauner

Composed by:

Bruno Canfora

Cast

Heinz Rühmann

Oberleutnant Matthäi

Sigfrit Steiner

Det. Feller

Siegfried Lowitz

Lt. Heinzi

Michel Simon

Jacquier

Heinrich Gretler

Polizeikommandant

Gert Fröbe

Schrott

Berta Drews

Frau Schrott

Ewald Balser

Prof. Manz

María Rosa Salgado

Frau Heller

Emil Hegetschweiler

Gemeindepräsident

Margrit Winter

Frau Moser

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