Zechmeister
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The authentic story of Maria Zechmeister who lived in an Upper Austrian village and was convicted of the murder of her husband. There was no evidence and no confession. Only rumors. Maria and the witnesses re-enact the trial before the camera. They tell about the marriage, the time the husband was a prisoner of war and his return from captivity. If he really had been poisoned or if she was a victim of injustice remains open. Maria Zechmeister was pardoned after serving 17 years in prison and lives in an isolated house at the outskirts of the village.
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Edited by Dorte Volz MammarellaShot by Hille SagelScored by Christian Geerdes
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17 unique people credited
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Asher Mendelssohn
as Staatsanwalt
Herbert Adamec
as Verteidiger
Dietrich Siegl
as Ermittelnder Beamter
Michael Totz
as Ermittelnder Beamter
Gernot Klotz
as Sachverständiger Wissenschaftler
Peter Weibel
as Sachverständiger Wissenschaftler
Franz Hofer
as Sachverständiger Wissenschaftler
Karin Herber
as Frau des ermittelnden Beamten
Claudia Schneider
as Narrator
Raymon Montalbetti
as Beisitzer
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