
Der Tod hat ein Gesicht
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.
- Year: 1961
- Country: Germany, East Germany
- Genre: Crime
- Studio: DEFA
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- Director: Joachim Hasler
- Cast: Günther Simon, Christine Laszar, Franz Kutschera, Liselott Baumgarten, Kurt Steingraf, Friedrich Richter