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.
Unfortunately the movie The Story of a Murder is not yet available on HBO Max.
Directing | Joachim Hasler | Director |
Writing | Angel Vagenshtain | Screenplay |
Writing | Walter Janka | Creative Producer |
Camera | Joachim Hasler | Director of Photography |
Art | Alfred Tolle | Set Designer |
Costume & Make-Up | Luise Schmidt | Costume Design |
Editing | Hildegard Tegener | Editor |
Camera | Herbert Kroiss | Still Photographer |
Sound | Gerd Natschinski | Original Music Composer |
Writing | Leonhard Frank | Novel |