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Es geschah am hellichten Tag (English: It Happened in Broad Daylight) is a 1958 Swiss-German-Spanish suspense film directed by Ladislao Vajda. In 1997, it was remade under the same title as a German TV film, directed by Nico Hoffmann. There was also a Dutch remake of the film, by Rudolf Van Den Berg, under the title The Cold Light of Day made in 1995.
The original screenplay was written by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, a Swiss playwright and novelist, and the first incarnation of the film is still acclaimed by critics. Heinz Rühmann and Gert Fröbe both starred in the 1958 movie.
Original Release
06/09/1958
US Release
09/29/1960
Cast
Name | Character |
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Heinz Rühmann | Oberleutnant Matthäi |
Sigfrit Steiner | Detektiv Feller / Det. Feller |
Siegfried Lowitz | Leutnant Henzi / Lt. Heinzi |
Michel Simon | Jacquier |
Heinrich Gretler | Polizeikommandant |
Gert Frobe | Schrott |
Berta Drews | Frau Schrott |
Ewald Balser | Professor Manz / Prof. Manz |
Roger Livesey | Professor Manz |
María Rosa Salgado | Frau Heller |
Directors
Writers
Ladislao Vajda, Friedrich Durrenmatt, Hans Jacoby
Cast
Name | Character |
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Heinz Rühmann | Oberleutnant Matthäi |
Sigfrit Steiner | Detektiv Feller / Det. Feller |
Siegfried Lowitz | Leutnant Henzi / Lt. Heinzi |
Michel Simon | Jacquier |
Heinrich Gretler | Polizeikommandant |
Gert Frobe | Schrott |
Berta Drews | Frau Schrott |
Ewald Balser | Professor Manz / Prof. Manz |
Roger Livesey | Professor Manz |
María Rosa Salgado | Frau Heller |
Anita von Ow | Annemarie Heller |
Barbara Haller | Ursula Fehlmann |
Emil Hegetschweiler | Gemeindepräsident |
Rene Magron | Polizeibeamter Weber / o.A, |
Max Werner Lenz | Gritli Mosers Lehrer / o.A. |
Hans Gaugler | Herr Moser |
Ettore Cella | Tankstellenbesitzer |
Margrit Winter | Frau Moser |
Traute Carlsen | Matthäis Dienstmagd / o.A. |
Anneliese Betschart | Lehrerin |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Artur Brauner | Producer |
Max Dora | Producer |
Lazar Wechsler | Producer |