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Crime After School (1959)

Crime After School poster
Original title
Verbrechen nach Schulschluss
Directed by
Alfred Vohrer
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 46m
Rated
12
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A crime investigation shakes a community after a violent incident at a school. The police dig into the lives of the students and teachers involved.

tensedramaticsuspensefulgrittyseriousinvestigativeethicalrestrained

What happens

Crime After School (German: Verbrechen nach Schulschluß) is a 1959 West German drama film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Peter van Eyck, Christian Wolff and Heidi Brühl. It was based on a novel by Walter Ebert. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Ellen Schmidt and Mathias Matthies. It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. Alfred Vohrer's 1975 film with the same title is not a remake. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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