Rikos keskellä päivää

Original title: Es geschah am hellichten Tag

19581958
K-16K-16
1h 40m

IMDb RATING

7.8/10

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Gert Fröbe, Heinz Rühmann, Siegfried Lowitz, Michel Simon, Sigfrit Steiner, and Ladislao Vajda in Rikos keskellä päivää (1958)

Crime Drama Thriller

Having doubts about the guilt of the obvious suspect in the murder of an eight year old girl, a police detective decides to investigate the case on his own.Having doubts about the guilt of the obvious suspect in the murder of an eight year old girl, a police detective decides to investigate the case on his own.Having doubts about the guilt of the obvious suspect in the murder of an eight year old girl, a police detective decides to investigate the case on his own.

IMDb RATING

7.8/10

YOUR RATING

Director
- Ladislao Vajda
Writers
- Friedrich Dürrenmatt(story)
- Hans Jacoby(screenplay)
- Ladislao Vajda(screenplay)
Stars

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Awards
- 5 wins & 3 nominations

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Heinz Rühmann in Rikos keskellä päivää (1958)

Gert Fröbe and Heinz Rühmann in Rikos keskellä päivää (1958)

Gert Fröbe and Anita von Ow in Rikos keskellä päivää (1958)

Heinz Rühmann and Anita von Ow in Rikos keskellä päivää (1958)

Gert Fröbe in Rikos keskellä päivää (1958)

Heinz Rühmann, Emil Hegetschweiler, Max Knapp, and Siegfried Lowitz in Rikos keskellä päivää (1958)

Heinz Rühmann and María Rosa Salgado in Rikos keskellä päivää (1958)

Anita von Ow in Rikos keskellä päivää (1958)

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Trivia
Gert Fröbe's performance in this film prompted Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli to cast Fröbe as Auric Goldfinger in the James Bond film 007 ja Kultasormi (1964).

Goofs
When Matthäi is holding the puppet, the amount of blood in it changes drastically between each shot.

Alternate versions
An American version, produced by the Walter Reade Organisation Inc, dubbed into English, had the scene with Prof. Manz re-shot with Roger Livesey playing Prof. Manz.

Connections
Featured in Die tödliche Maria (1993)

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Review

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Nearly 50 years old, but still a current topic...

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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