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It Happened in Broad Daylight. 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.
1st Ladislao Vajda. WARNING: Spoilers for both It Happened in Broad Daylight and The Pledge all the way through this review. I’d like to talk about, appropriate considering my choice for the week of famous authors operating in the filmic sphere, It Happened in Broad Daylight’s relationship to the novella that grew out of it, The Pledge.
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- Praesens-Film, Chamartín, CCC Filmkunst
- Ladislao Vajda
Ladislao Vajda’s Es geschah am hellichten Tag (US: It Happened In Broad Daylight) is a perfectly symmetrical bookend to German film noir: both Vajda’s 1958 film and Fritz Lang’s German expressionist, proto-noir masterpiece M (1931) more than a quarter-century earlier center on the hunt for a serial murderer of little girls.
Oct 2, 2016 · It Happened in Broad Daylight (Es geschah am hellichten Tag) Directed by Ladislao Vajda Written by Friedrich Durrenmatt, Hans Jacoby and Ladislao Vajda from Durrenmatt’s novel 1958/Switzerland/West Germany/Spain Praesens Film/Central Film Company Film/Chamartin Producciones y Distribuciones First viewing/Amazon Instant
Es geschah am hellichten Tag (English: It Happened in Broad Daylight) is a 1958 Swiss-German-Spanish suspense film directed by Ladislao Vajda. In 1997, it was remade under the same title as a German TV film, directed by Nico Hoffmann.
It Happened in Broad Daylight: Directed by Ladislao Vajda. With Heinz Rühmann, Sigfrit Steiner, Siegfried Lowitz, Michel Simon. Having doubts about the guilt of the obvious suspect in the murder of an eight year old girl, a police detective decides to investigate the case on his own.
Rent It Happened in Broad Daylight on Prime Video, or buy it on Prime Video. A little girl's ruthless murder sparks a police inspector to put aside personal gain to apprehend her deranged killer.
- Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
