Sergeant Studer

Sergeant Studer (1939)

Wachtmeister Studer

A policeman is not convinced that the prime suspect in a murder case is realty guilty and so decides to reinvestigate the case, despite the lack of co-operation from locals.

Date of release
1939-10-12
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (6)
Runtime
1h 52m
Genres
Drama, Crime
Director
Leopold Lindtberg
Collection
Wachtmeister Studer Filmreihe

Casting

Interesting facts

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Constable Studer is a 1939 Swiss crime film directed by Leopold Lindtberg and starring Heinrich Gretler, Adolf Manz and Anne-Marie Blanc. The film is based on a novel by Friedrich Glauser. Set in 1930s Switzerland, it follows Studer as he investigates a death in woodland. It was followed by Matto regiert (1947), which also starred Gretler as Studer.

Production

The film was produced by Praesens Film in Zürich. It was shot in July and August 1939, with interior scenes filmed at the Rosenhof studio in Zürich. The production cost about 106,000 Swiss francs. It was digitised in 2007 by Schweizer Fernsehen and the Cinémathèque suisse, with support from Memoriav.

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