Chronicle of a Murder
1965, German. Directed by Joachim Hasler.
In the mid-1950s, mayor Zwischenzahl is killed on the day of his inauguration in a West German town. The killer is Ruth Bodenheim, a Jewish woman, who wanted to avenge the death of her parents. Zwischenzahl, a former SA member, was apparently involved in the deportation of her parents to a concentration camp during the war. Ruth cannot bear the horrible events and the death of her parents and wants to open the eyes of the town′s residents.
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 25 February 1965
- Original title
- Chronik eines Mordes
- Country
- East Germany
- Written by
- Angel Vagenshtain
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Chronicle of a Murder isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 25 February 1965. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Chronicle of a Murder?
Chronicle of a Murder (1965) was directed by Joachim Hasler and stars Angelica Domröse, Ulrich Thein, Jiří Vršťala.