It Happened in Broad Daylight
| Es geschah am hellichten Tag - El cebo | |
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| Directed by | Ladislao Vajda |
| Written by | Friedrich Dürrenmatt Hans Jacoby Ladislao Vajda |
| Produced by | Lazar Wechsler Artur Brauner (co-producer) |
| Starring | Heinz Rühmann Siegfried Lowitz Michel Simon Gert Fröbe |
| Cinematography | Ernst Bolliger Heinrich Gärtner |
| Music by | Bruno Canfora |
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| Distributed by | Deutsche Film Hansa |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Countries | Switzerland West Germany Spain |
| Language | German |
Es geschah am hellichten Tag (English: It Happened in Broad Daylight) is a 1958 German-language thriller film directed by Ladislao Vajda. The original screenplay was written by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, a Swiss playwright and novelist, and the first incarnation of the film is still acclaimed by critics.