It Happened in Broad Daylight

Es geschah am hellichten Tag - El cebo
Es geschah am hellichten Tag - El cebo
Directed by	Ladislao Vajda
Written by	Friedrich Dürrenmatt; Hans Jacoby; Ladislao Vajda
Produced by	Lazar Wechsler; Artur Brauner (co-producer)
Starring	Heinz Rühmann; Siegfried Lowitz; Michel Simon; Gert Fröbe
Cinematography	Ernst Bolliger; Heinrich Gärtner
Music by	Bruno Canfora
Production; companies	Praesens-Film; CCC-Film; Chamartín Producciones
Distributed by	Deutsche Film Hansa
Release date	1958;
Running time	95 minutes
Countries	Switzerland; West Germany; Spain
Language	German

Es geschah am hellichten Tag (English: It Happened in Broad Daylight) is a 1958 German-language thriller film directed by Ladislao Vajda. The original screenplay was written by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, a Swiss playwright and novelist, and the first incarnation of the film is still acclaimed by critics.