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Release Year1962
Runtime1h 26m
LanguageGerman
CertificationNR
GenresCrime
Votes1
DirectorHeinz Thiel
WritersLothar Creutz, Carl Andrießen
TypeFeature Film
Rating10.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsTanz am Sonnabend-Mord?
About Tanz am Sonnabend-Mord?
A Saturday evening dance in the village pub is interrupted when the barn of local farmer Paul Gäbler catches on fire. The farmer himself is soon found – hanged. Sawmill owner Züllich claims that Gäbler committed suicide because he was forced to join an agricultural production cooperative, but others are convinced Gäbler was murdered. Officers Schneider and Anders must navigate their way through a complex maze of personal and political motivations in order to reconstruct the crime.
Directed by Heinz Thiel, Tanz am Sonnabend-Mord? leans on a strong ensemble — Gerry Wolff, Kurt Conradi, Johannes Arpe — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about crime titles of 1962.
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