The Day the Rains Came (1959)

Original title

Am Tag, als der Regen kam

Directed by

Gerd Oswald

Genre

crime film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

16

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A crime unfolds in West Berlin. The story follows several characters caught up in a robbery investigation after a rainstorm.

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What happens

The Day the Rains Came (German: Am Tag als der Regen kam) is a 1959 West German crime film directed by Gerd Oswald and starring Mario Adorf, Christian Wolff, Gert Fröbe and Elke Sommer. It is named after song "Am Tag als der Regen kam" by Dalida, which was a big hit of the year; then it was customary to release a film named after the hit songs of the moment. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Markwitz and Hans Jürgen Kiebach. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in West Berlin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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