Interrogating the Witnesses
1987, German. Directed by Gunther Scholz.
A teenager is found murdered, and the examining doctor recognizes her son's knife. The film works its way back to reveal how this situation came about; a rare treatment of the taboo subject of youth criminality in Socialist society.
- Runtime
- 1h 16m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Gunther ScholzDirector
- René SteinkeMax Klapproth
- Mario GerickeRainer Gebhard
- Anne KasprikViola
- Christine SchornBeate Klapproth
- Franz ViehmannGunnar Strach
- Günter JunghansHerr Gebhard
- Petra KellingFrau Gebhard
- Johanna SchallFrau Schulenburg
- Gudrun OkrasOma Lotte
- Werner GodemannCast
- Henry HübchenCast
- Gerd PreuscheCast
Details
- Released
- 26 March 1987
- Original title
- Vernehmung der Zeugen
- Country
- East Germany
- Written by
- Inge Meyer, Gunther Scholz, Manfred Richter
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Interrogating the Witnesses runs 76 minutes (1h 16m).
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Interrogating the Witnesses isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 March 1987. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like Interrogating the Witnesses?
If you liked Interrogating the Witnesses, try Siberian Education, True Believer, American Skin.
Who directed Interrogating the Witnesses?
Interrogating the Witnesses (1987) was directed by Gunther Scholz and stars René Steinke, Mario Gericke, Anne Kasprik.