Im Namen einer Mutter
Im Namen einer Mutter
1960, German. Directed by Erich Engels.
A young widow shoots the murderer of her young daughter because the court had to declare the sex offender—who had already killed two children—mentally ill and not criminally responsible; she herself is granted leniency for manslaughter in the heat of the moment.
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- Unknown
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- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Erich EngelsDirector
- Ulla JacobssonVicky Merlin
- Claus HolmDr. Felix Sperber
- Dietmar SchönherrFritz Merlin
- Brigitte MiraMutter Reitner, Strafgefangene
- Carsta LöckBerta, Haushälterin
- Rudolf FernauStaatsanwalt
- Irene von MeyendorffNora Fellaner, Lehrerin
- Hans PutzWendland
- Christiane NielsenBetty Sperber
- Hans PaetschGerichtsvorsitzender
- Ethel ReschkeLotte
- Paul Edwin RothGerichtssachverständiger
Details
- Released
- 1 September 1960
- Country
- Germany
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Who directed Im Namen einer Mutter?
Im Namen einer Mutter (1960) was directed by Erich Engels and stars Ulla Jacobsson, Claus Holm, Dietmar Schönherr.