Chronicle of a Murder

The story

In the mid-1950s, mayor Zwischenzahl is killed on the day of his inauguration in a West German town. The killer is Ruth Bodenheim, a Jewish woman, who wanted to avenge the death of her parents. Zwischenzahl, a former SA member, was apparently involved in the deportation of her parents to a concentration camp during the war. Ruth cannot bear the horrible events and the death of her parents and wants to open the eyes of the town′s residents.

Cast & crew

Angelica DomröseRuth Bodenheim

Ulrich TheinDr. Martin

Jiří VršťalaDr. Hoffmann

Bohumil ŠmídaDr. Schäure

Siegfried Weiß

Siegfried WeißDr. Rotholz

Martin FlörchingerZwischenzahl

Willi SchwabeLion

Hans KleringDirektor

Antje RugeEsther

Arno WyzniewskiDavid

Monika LennartzJohanna

Stefan LisewskiSteve