Synopsis
The action takes place in a central German town in the 1920s. A Jewish factory owner is accused of murdering his accountant. The German nationalist investigating judge, who is determined to have a Jewish perpetrator, still sees Blum as the perpetrator even when evidence of the actual murderer, a former Freikorp fighter, is found. The Social Democratic court president from Berlin sends a criminal investigator to tear apart the judge's chain of evidence.
Ratings
IMDb8.9/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert A. StemmleDirector
Cast
- Wolf RichardsKarlheinz Gabler
- Leonard SteckelDr. Jakob Blum
- Eva VaitlSabine Blum
- Regine LutzChristina Burmann
- Dieter EpplerHans Fischer
- Heini GöbelWilhelm Platzer
- Änne BruckAnna Platzer
- Camilla SpiraFrieda Bremer
- Rolf BeckerErwin Tischbein
- Paul DahlkeRegierungspräsident Wilschinsky
- Walo LüöndKriminalkommissar Schwerdtfeger
- Erich MusilCast