Der Richter und sein Henker

""I could murder her in front of your eyes and you couldn't prove it," said the master criminal to the master detective. And so the game began..."

May 5 1978 PG 1h 46m
Crime, Drama, Mystery

Hans Baerlach is a Swiss police detective who has dedicated much of his career to pursuing powerful and allegedly murderous businessman Richard Gastmann. Though Baerlach's partner meets his demise while investigating Gastmann, his replacement, Walter Tschanz, is undaunted. Meanwhile, the lovely Anna Crawley becomes involved in the case, which proceeds to take many twists and turns.

Plot

While investigating a high-profile murder case, a savvy but unorthodox veteran police inspector has to cope with a bad conscience, bad health, an overzealous partner, a timid superior and interference from political interests. This is an existential whodunit, but a good one, and like any good whodunit, ends with a very surprising conclusion, which will be spoiled for you if you read much of anything at all about the movie.

Written by

Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Maximilian Schell, Roberto De Leonardis

Directed by

Maximilian Schell

Cast

Jon Voight, Jacqueline Bisset, Martin Ritt

Crew

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Production Countries

Italy, Germany

Production Companies

T.R.A.C., MFG-Film

Languages

English

Awards

3 wins & 2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
1,142
Average Rating
5.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA