The film is based on a true story, concerning a series of robberies on the highways of Germany. At the time of the actual events, there was a controversy over whether or not highway patrolmen should be given permission to use firearms against perpetrators.
Cast
Eva Ingeborg Scholz
Eva Berger
Paul Hörbiger
Vater Heinze
Charles Regnier
Paul Barra
Hans Christian Blech
Willi Kolanski
Karl Ludwig Diehl
Polizeirat Gerber
Wolfgang Wahl
Franz Möller
Ellen Schwiers
Else Möller
Wolf Ackva
Polizeikommissar Breslau
Joseph Offenbach
Friseur
Wolfgang Neuss
Chansonnier
Hermann Speelmans
Unknown
Ursula Justin
Unknown
Hans Schwarz Jr.
Unknown
Fritz Wagner
Wolfgang Hinz
Klaus Kammer
Unknown
Armin Schweizer
Unknown
Erich Scholz
Unknown
Crew
Géza von Cziffra
Director, Writer, Producer
Robert Thoeren
Writer
Wolfgang Neuss
Writer
Alice Ludwig
Editor
Albert Benitz
Director of Photography
Günter Haase
Director of Photography
Otto Meissner
Producer
Ernst Klose
Production Design
Hans Stetz
Production Design
Albrecht Becker
Production Design
Ingeborg Wienecke
Costume Design
Michael Jary
Original Music Composer
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