Underplayed Gems

Cold Light of Day (1996)

Cold Light of Day poster
Original title
The Cold Light of Day
Directed by
Rudolf van den Berg
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany, United Kingdom, Netherlands
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 21 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A detective hunts a serial killer who targets young girls. He becomes obsessed with the case and makes a dangerous promise to the victim's family.

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What happens

Tod im kalten Morgenlicht (englischer Originaltitel: The Cold Light of Day) ist ein britisch-niederländisch-deutscher Thriller von Regisseur Rudolf van den Berg aus dem Jahr 1996 mit Richard E. Grant, Lynsey Baxter, Perdita Weeks und Simon Cadell in den Hauptrollen. Der Film wurde von Meteor Film Productions produziert und basiert auf einer Idee von Friedrich Dürrenmatt, der den Stoff unmittelbar nach seiner Erstverfilmung zum Roman mit dem Titel Das Versprechen ausarbeitete. Tod im kalten Morgenlicht ist im weitesten Sinne eine Neuverfilmung des Films Es geschah am hellichten Tag aus dem Jahr 1958. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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