Sergeant Studer

Oct 12, 1939

1h 52m

★ 6.6

Overview

A policeman is not convinced that the prime suspect in a murder case is realty guilty and so decides to reinvestigate the case, despite the lack of co-operation from locals.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

Praesens-Film

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Cast

Wachtmeister Jakob Studer

Heinrich Gretler

Bürgermeister Aeschbacher

Adolf Manz

Mutter Aeschbacher

Bertha Danegger

Sonja Witschi

Anne-Marie Blanc

Schwomm

Rudolf Bernhard

Untersuchungsricher Steffen / Examining magistrate Steffen

Sigfrit Steiner

Gottlieb Ellenberger

Armin Schweizer

Anastasia Witschi

Ellen Widmann

Armin Witschi

Robert Trösch

Erwin Schlumpf

Robert Bichler

Polizist Murmann / Police officer Murmann

Hans Kaes

Schreier

Zarli Carigiet

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