Film

Der Tod hat ein Gesicht

1961 · 1h 27m · Crime

Three chemists unveil “Substance L,” a pesticide capable of eradicating all life without harming material assets. When Dr. Zichy, haunted by his work on Zyklon B, dies in a car crash and the lethal vial vanishes, colleague Dr. Cramm uncovers a child’s poisoning. To suppress the scandal, the corporation and justice system commit him to an asylum, until his assistant Barbara risks everything to expose the truth.

Günther Simon

Dr. Cramm

Christine Laszar

Dr. Barbara Frei

Franz Kutschera

Dr. Mommer

Liselott Baumgarten

Ballonverkäuferin

Kurt Steingraf

Friedrich Richter

Erika Pelikowsky

Peter Kiwitt

Helmut Schreiber

Martin Flörchinger

Adolf Peter Hoffmann

Hannes Fischer

Siegfried Weiß

Werner Lierck

Gerhard Frei

Peter Sturm

• Joachim HaslerDirector · Writer
• Horst BeselerWriter
• Hildegard TegenerEditor

Release date

November 23, 1961

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

1h 27m

Genres

Crime