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74% Critic Match
It Happened in Broad Daylight
7.4 / 10• 1958• 1h 40m•NR• German
CrimeThriller
Storyline
The search for a child murderer drags a once-respected detective into an all-consuming obsession.
Cast & Crew
Heinz Rühmann
Oberleutnant Matthäi
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ladislao Vajda's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. It Happened in Broad Daylight is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
