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It Happened in Broad Daylight(Movie, 1958)

Original title: "Es geschah am hellichten Tag" (German/DE)
1h 40min | Genres: Crime, Thriller
It Happened in Broad DaylightRating: 3.7/5 (with 5555 votes)
Es geschah am hellichten Tag (English: It Happened in Broad Daylight) is a 1958 German-language thriller film directed by Ladislao Vajda. 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. ()
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About It Happened in Broad Daylight

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

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Additional Information

Production countries: Switzerland, Germany, Spain
Plays in: Switzerland
Based on: "The Pledge: Requiem for the Detective Novel" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: German (DE)
Spoken languages: German (DE)
Translated into 11 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Dutch (NL), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date GR: 06/09/1958
Director: Ladislao Vajda
Producer: Lazar Wechsler
Film Editor: Hermann Haller
Director of Photography: Heinrich Gärtner
Composer: Bruno Canfora
Production Designer: Max Röthlisberger
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"El cebo"
"Ça s'est passé en plein jour"
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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