The Story of a Murder (Chronik eines Mordes) 59 years old

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.

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The Story of a Murder Cast

Name Character
Stefan Lisewski He was 31, 82 years old when he died as Steve
Arno Wyzniewski He was 26, 58 years old when he died as David
Ulrich Thein He was 34, 65 years old when he died as Dr. Martin
Helmut Schreiber He was 39, 69 years old when he died as Kapitän Lieban
Martin Flörchinger He was 55, 95 years old when he died as Zwischenzahl
Jiří Vršťala He was 44, 78 years old when he died as Dr. Hoffmann
Bohumil Šmída He was 51, 75 years old when he died as Dr. Schäure
Hans Klering He was 58, 81 years old when he died as Direktor
Angelica Domröse She was 23, now 83 years old as Ruth Bodenheim
Antje Ruge She was 43, 84 years old when she died as Esther
Monika Lennartz She was 26, now 86 years old as Johanna
Siegfried Weiß He was 58, 83 years old when he died as Dr. Rotholz
Gisela Graupner She was 37, 82 years old when she died as Wärterin
Norbert Petznick as Klein David
Willi Schwabe He was 49, 76 years old when he died as Lion

The Story of a Murder Crew

Name Department
Joachim Hasler as Director of Photography. He was 35 (65) years old when He died Camera
Joachim Hasler as Director. He was 35 (65) years old when He died Directing
Gerd Natschinski as Original Music Composer. He was 36 (86) years old when He died Sound
Herbert Kroiss as Still Photographer. Camera
Angel Vagenshtain as Screenplay. Writing
Walter Janka as Creative Producer. He was 50 (79) years old when He died Writing
Alfred Tolle as Set Designer. Art
Luise Schmidt as Costume Design. Costume & Make-Up
Hildegard Tegener as Editor. Editing
Leonhard Frank as Novel. He was 82 (78) years old when He died Writing
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The Story of a Murder (59 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, February 25, 1965
  • Runtime: 95 minutes