It Happened in Broad Daylight

Synopsis

It Happened in Broad Daylight (1958) centers on a veteran police inspector preparing to leave Switzerland for a new assignment when the murder of a young girl compels him to remain and investigate. As authorities close the case following a suspect’s confession and death while evidence suggests the true murderer is still at large, he abandons his plans and pursues the killer through increasingly unconventional methods. This Swiss-West German-Spanish crime thriller examines obsession and justice within a world where certainty proves elusive, as a relentless search for the truth begins to consume the investigator, with child murder, psychological pursuit, and criminal deception.