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A man is accused of murdering his wife. The state prosecutor assumes he did the deed to spend more time with his lover. But the woman in question says that his wife committed suicide in her presence and that the accused is innocent. Despite the objections of the prosecutor, the accused is set free and is found dead shortly thereafter. The prosecutor decides to pursue the case and comes upon a band of criminals, who sell German state secrets. Shortly before the investigation comes to a close, a woman is murdered. When a witness asserts to have seen him near the woman's dead body, the prosecutor himself ends up in court and must now prove his innocence.Read moreLess
A man is accused of murdering his wife. The state prosecutor assumes he did the deed to spend more time with his lover. But the woman in question says that his wife committed suicide in her presence and that the accused is innocent. Despite the objections of the prosecutor, the accused is set free and is found dead shortly thereafter. The prosecutor decides to pursue the case and comes upon a band of criminals, who sell German state secrets. Shortly before the investigation comes to a close, a woman is murdered. When a witness asserts to have seen him near the woman's dead body, the prosecutor himself ends up in court and must now prove his innocence.
The story
A man is accused of murdering his wife. The state prosecutor assumes he did the deed to spend more time with his lover. But the woman in question says that his wife committed suicide in her presence and that the accused is innocent. Despite the objections of the prosecutor, the accused is set free and is found dead shortly thereafter. The prosecutor decides to pursue the case and comes upon a band of criminals, who sell German state secrets. Shortly before the investigation comes to a close, a woman is murdered. When a witness asserts to have seen him near the woman's dead body, the prosecutor himself ends up in court and must now prove his innocence.
Cast & crew
Peter van EyckRobert Kessler
Marianne KochIngrid Hansen
Eva BartokLaura Beaumont
Claus HolmDr. Werner Ruettgen
Werner PetersFrançois Lacroix
Leon AskinDr. Leupold
Rudolf FernauDelgasso
Ralf WolterFotograf
Heinz WeissStaatsanwalt
Kurd PieritzMüllerburg
Wolfgang ReichmannAlexander LamasExplore the crew
- Director
- Harald Philipp
- Original Music Composer
- Bernhard Eichhorn
- Producer
- Artur Brauner
- Screenplay
- Harald Philipp
- Director of Photography
- Friedl Behn-Grund
- Editor
- Lieselotte Johl