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Madness Rules (1949)

Original title: Matto regiert

1949-04-22 · 1h 36m · DE
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If any one man is responsible for the rejuvenation of the postwar Swiss film industry, that man was director Leopold Lindtberg. Matto Regiert (Madness Rules) was co-adapted for the screen by Lindtberg from a novel by Friedrich Glauser. Heinrich Gretler stars as Police Constable Studer, the hero of several of Glauser's most popular works. This time, Studer must solve the murder of the director of an insane asylum -- and it's not (surprise, surprise) the most likely suspect, manic-depressive patient Herbert Caplaun. For box-office purposes, Matto Regiert stresses a romantic subplot involving Caplaun and nurse Irma Wasem.

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Leopold LindtbergDirector

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Heinrich GretlerHeinrich GretlerWachtmeister StuderHeinz WoesterHeinz WoesterDr. med. Ernst LadunerIrene NaefIrene NaefMargrit LadunerMathilde DaneggerMathilde DaneggerDr. med. SpühlerSigfrit SteinerSigfrit SteinerKommissarFriedrich BraunFriedrich BraunOtto BrefinOtto BrefinGottlieb BüchiGottlieb BüchiZarli CarigietZarli CarigietJulesFritz DeliusFritz DeliusHugo DöblinHugo DöblinEnzo ErtiniEnzo Ertini

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Genre affinityDrama · CrimeDialogue densityDramaDirector preference473306Actor preference450945 · 463787 · 481509Country preferenceChDecade preference1940

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What is Madness Rules about?

If any one man is responsible for the rejuvenation of the postwar Swiss film industry, that man was director Leopold Lindtberg. Matto Regiert (Madness Rules) was co-adapted for the screen by Lindtberg from a novel by Friedrich Glauser. Heinrich Gretler stars as Police Constable Studer, the hero of several of Glauser's most popular works. This time, Studer must solve the murder of the director of an insane asylum -- and it's not (surprise, surprise) the most likely suspect, manic-depressive patient Herbert Caplaun. For box-office purposes, Matto Regiert stresses a romantic subplot involving Caplaun and nurse Irma Wasem.

How long is Madness Rules?

Madness Rules has a runtime of 96 minutes.