Only the Wind Knows the Answer

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Only the Wind Knows the Answer
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Directed by Alfred Vohrer
Screenplay by Manfred Purzer
Based onThe Wind and The Rain (novel)
by Johannes Mario Simmel
Produced by Luggi Waldleitner
Starring Maurice Ronet
Marthe Keller
Karin Dor
Cinematography Petrus R. Schlömp
Edited by Ingeborg Taschner
Music by Erich Ferstl
Production
companies
Roxy Film
Paris-Cannes Productions
Distributed by Constantin Film
Release date
  • 20 November 1974 (1974-11-20)(West Germany)
[1]
Running time
107 minutes
Countries
  • West Germany
  • France
LanguageGerman

Only the Wind Knows the Answer (German : Die Antwort kennt nur der Wind) is a 1974 West German-French thriller film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Maurice Ronet, Marthe Keller and Karin Dor. [2] It was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival. [3] [4] Location shooting took place on the French Riviera, Zurich, Frankfurt and Munich.

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Plot

A millionaire and his crew are killed when his yacht explodes. An insurance detective investigates and soon realises that there is more behind the spectacular accident than meets the eye.

Cast

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References

  1. "Die Antwort kennt nur der Wind". Filmportal.de. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  2. Fountain, Clarke. "Die Antwort Kennt Nur der Wind". Allmovie . Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  3. "9th Moscow International Film Festival (1975)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  4. "Only the Wind Knows the Answer". unifrance.org. Retrieved 10 April 2014.