Im Namen einer Mutter

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1960 · Drama · TMDB 7.0/10

Overview

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.

Directed by Erich Engels

Cast

• Ulla Jacobsson — Vicky Merlin
• Claus Holm — Dr. Felix Sperber
• Dietmar Schönherr — Fritz Merlin
• Brigitte Mira — Mutter Reitner, Strafgefangene
• Carsta Löck — Berta, Haushälterin