Detective Heinz Ebelings car breaks down with a broken windshield and a defective fuel pump on the way to Frankfurt. On the way to the next village, Ebeling witnesses a murder and other crimes, which he tries to solve.
Cast
Peter Eschberg
Heinz Ebeling
Herbert Steinmetz
Wilhelm Wussow

Jochen Busse
Bodo Karding

Witta Pohl
Gisela Wussow
Roland Astor
Horst Wussow

Klaus Herm
Erich Regler

Ruth Hausmeister
Charlotte Karding

Margret Homeyer
Wirtin Busemann

Marga Maasberg
Frau Büttner
Walter Jokisch
Wirt Busemann

Hermann Lenschau
LKW-Fahrer
Frank Straass
Briefträger Klatt
Egon Schäfer
Kriminaltechniker Wiese
Renate Biel
Paula

Horst Hesslein
Polizeiarzt
Crew

Wolfgang Staudte
Director
Bruno Hampel
Screenplay
Hansjörg Martin
Novel
Erich Rohlf
Editor
Gero Erhardt
Director of Photography
Michael Mackenroth
Assistant Director
Heinz Kuntze-Just
Producer
Adolf Mähl
Line Producer
Wilhelm Vierhaus
Production Design
Ursula Eggert
Costume Design
Helmut Kraft
Makeup Artist
Werner Vittiglio
Sound