The Story of a Murder

Released
1965
1h 35min
1 votes
Drama

Synopsis

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.

Détails techniques

Titre original

Chronik eines Mordes

Langue originale

DE

Langues parlées

German

Site officiel

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Production

Compagnies de production

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Pays de production

East Germany

Mots-clés

mass murderjewrygas chamber