Der Tod hat ein Gesicht

(1961)

★ 8 IMDb · 1 votes

Genres: Crime

Year: 1961

Runtime: 87 мин

Country: Germany, East Germany

Director: Joachim Hasler

Cast: Günther Simon, Кристина Лазар, Franz Kutschera, Liselott Baumgarten, Kurt Steingraf, Friedrich Richter, Erika Pelikowsky, Peter Kiwitt, Helmut Schreiber, Martin Flörchinger

Plot

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.