The Judge and His Hangman
1975·Germany - West Germany (FRG)·106 min.
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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.
DirectorMaximilian Schell
MusicEnnio Morricone
CastJon Voight·Jacqueline Bisset·Martin Ritt·Robert Shaw·Helmut Qualtinger·Gabriele Ferzetti·Rita Calderoni·Friedrich Dürrenmatt·Wieland Liebske·Donald Sutherland·Maximilian Schell
Original titleDer Richter und sein Henker (The Judge and His Hangman)
Also known asMurder on the Bridge