It Happened in Broad Daylight

It Happened in Broad Daylight

1958 · 100 min · DE · 7.3 (118 votes)
Dir. Ladislao Vajda · Starring Heinz Rühmann, Sigfrit Steiner, Siegfried Lowitz, Michel Simon, Heinrich Gretler, Gert Fröbe · Music Bruno Canfora
CrimeThriller

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

VIBE

A chillingly methodical procedural that plunges into the dark underbelly of a seemingly idyllic society. The atmosphere is thick with dread and suspicion, as a relentless detective becomes consumed by the hunt for a monstrous killer.

grimsuspensefulunsettlingobsessivesteadyneo-noirproceduralperiod piecejusticeobsessionchildhood innocencesocietal decay
zurichdetective inspectorchild murdersuspicion of murdercultmurderpsychiatrist
MORE LIKE THIS — multi-vector + why, diversified