The read
It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb4.9/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Heinz ThielDirector
- Lothar CreutzWriter
- Carl AndrießenWriter
Cast
- Gerry WolffOberleutnant Schneider
- Kurt ConradiLeutnant Anders
- Johannes ArpePaul Gäbler
- Ruth KommerellErna Gäbler, seine Frau
- Rudolf UlrichFritz Gäbler, Pauls Bruder
- Marianne WünscherMartha Demuth
- Ingeborg KrabbeEdith Kolbe
- Günter SchubertLothar
- Hans LuckeCast
- Albert GarbeCast
- Walfriede SchmittCast
- Hans KleringCast
Themes
murder