Der Chinese

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Constable Studer of the Bern cantonal police is stubborn and gnarled. Because of his nature, he has few friends. He has this in common with the murder victim: James Farny was known by everyone as "The Chinese". The man had traveled the world and now he has been found shot dead in the village cemetery: was it murder or did he kill himself? He had the gun in his hand. Studer doesn't believe it was suicide...

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Production Details

Languages: German

Director: Kurt Gloor

Starring Cast: Hans Heinz Moser, Klaus Steiger, Silvia Jost, Guido Bachmann, Erwin Kohlund, Suzanne Thommen

Cast

Hans Heinz Moser

Wachtmeister Studer

Klaus Steiger

Hungerlott

Silvia Jost

Huldi

Guido Bachmann

Notar Münch

Erwin Kohlund

Dr. Buff

Suzanne Thommen

Fräulein Schaffroth

Beat Sieber

Ludwig Farny

Ettore Cella

Sack-Amherd

Walter Ruch

Wottli

Hannes Dähler

Wirt Brönnimann

Mathias Gnädinger

Kaltenegger

Uli Eichenberger

Yor Milano

Gertrud Demenga

Paul Am Acher

Tino Bertrand

Elmar Brunner

Peter H. Keller

Walter Hess

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