The Judge and His Hangman
1975 · Movie · 106 min. · Germany - West Germany (FRG)
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.
Direction Maximilian Schell
Cast Jon Voight · Jacqueline Bisset · Martin Ritt · Robert Shaw · Helmut Qualtinger · Gabriele Ferzetti · Rita Calderoni · Friedrich Dürrenmatt · Wieland Liebske · Donald Sutherland · Maximilian Schell
Soundtrack Ennio Morricone
Screenplay Roberto De Leonardis · Friedrich Dürrenmatt · Maximilian Schell
Cinematography Roberto Gerardi · Ennio Guarnieri · Klaus König
Original title Der Richter und sein Henker (The Judge and His Hangman)
Also known as Murder on the Bridge
5.0
40 votes (FilmAffinity)
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