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

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
Prof. Manz

María Rosa Salgado
Frau Heller
Anita von Ow
Annemarie Heller
Barbara Haller
Ursula Fehlmann

Emil Hegetschweiler
Gemeindepräsident
Rene Magron
o.A,
Max Werner Lenz
o.A.
Hans Gaugler
Herr Moser
Ettore Cella
Tankstellenbesitzer

Margrit Winter
Frau Moser
Traute Carlsen
o.A.
Anneliese Betschart
Lehrerin

Max Haufler
Unknown
Crew

Ladislao Vajda
Director, Screenplay

Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Writer
Hans Jacoby
Screenplay
Julio Peña
Editor
Hermann Haller
Editor

Heinrich Gärtner
Director of Photography
Ernst Bolliger
Director of Photography
Lazar Wechsler
Producer

Artur Brauner
Producer
Max Röthlisberger
Production Design
Robert Gamma
Costume Design
Hans Hügi
Makeup Artist
Josef Coesfeld
Makeup Artist
Kurt Hugentobler
Sound Designer
Bruno Canfora
Original Music Composer
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