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Director:
Ladislao Vajda
Writers:
Friedrich Dürrenmatt (screenplay)
Friedrich Dürrenmatt (story)
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Release Date:
9 June 1958 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Crime | Thriller | Drama more
Plot:
Several young girls were killed. Policeman Matthaei travels to the region where it happened and searches... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
4 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Nearly 50 years old, but still a current topic... more (10 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
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 ... Professor Manz
Roger Livesey ... Professor Manz (voice: English version)
María Rosa Salgado ... Frau Heller
Anita von Ow ... Annemarie Heller
Barbara Haller ... Ursula Fehlmann
Emil Hegetschweiler ... Gemeindepräsident
Rene Magron
Max Werner Lenz
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
El cebo (Spain)
It Happened in Broad Daylight (USA)
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Runtime:
Spain:90 min | Switzerland:100 min | West Germany:95 min (Berlin International Film Festival)
Country:
West Germany | Switzerland | Spain
Language:
German | Spanish
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Germany:12 (DVD rating) | Finland:K-16 | West Germany:12 (f) (w) | Sweden:15
Filming Locations:
CCC-Atelier, Berlin, Germany more
Company:
Praesens-Film more

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Trivia:
Friedrich Dürrenmatt wrote the screenplay (together with Hans Jacoby and Ladislao Vajda) while at the same time developing the novel form of the story under the title "Das Versprechen" (The Pledge). He finished the novel after the film was completed and gave it a different, much darker ending. more
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Version of The Pledge (2001) more

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18 out of 23 people found the following comment useful.
Nearly 50 years old, but still a current topic..., 29 May 2001
Author: superhavi from Nordhorn, Germany

The story of the perverted child murderer SCHROTT (Fröbe) and his hunter MATTHAEI (Rühmann) is still thrilling and frightening. The present events ensure that the story remains current. Fröbe and Rühmann can show their acting skills (what they were not always allowed to do).

To keep it short:

Ingenious actors in a great film, which is based on a great book, that was written by an ingenious author.

I'm waiting for the Hollywood-remake.

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